>**In the most recent incident on April 3, at least seven migrants, including two children, died when their boat sank near the Greek island of Lesbos after the Hellenic Coast Guard intervened, according to a complaint Frontex received. Frontex has opened an investigation and is currently gathering photographic and video evidence and survivor testimony, and is reaching out to Greek officials for comment.**
> An official from the Greek coast guard said the complaint came from one of the 23 rescued migrants. The coast guard alleged the boat was packed with people, leading it to capsize.
Many of the open cases are related to the alleged forced removals of thousands of people by Greek migration officials at land borders and at sea.
> During a Greek government press briefing last week, spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis responded to POLITICO’s reporting that Frontex was considering rowing back funding for coast guard vessels by saying Frontex had made no threat officially.
>“Our country is the one that protects Europe’s maritime borders in the vast majority of arrivals,” he said. “In any case, Frontex investigates all complaints, even those from unconfirmed sources.”
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>**In the most recent incident on April 3, at least seven migrants, including two children, died when their boat sank near the Greek island of Lesbos after the Hellenic Coast Guard intervened, according to a complaint Frontex received. Frontex has opened an investigation and is currently gathering photographic and video evidence and survivor testimony, and is reaching out to Greek officials for comment.**
> An official from the Greek coast guard said the complaint came from one of the 23 rescued migrants. The coast guard alleged the boat was packed with people, leading it to capsize.
Many of the open cases are related to the alleged forced removals of thousands of people by Greek migration officials at land borders and at sea.
> During a Greek government press briefing last week, spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis responded to POLITICO’s reporting that Frontex was considering rowing back funding for coast guard vessels by saying Frontex had made no threat officially.
>“Our country is the one that protects Europe’s maritime borders in the vast majority of arrivals,” he said. “In any case, Frontex investigates all complaints, even those from unconfirmed sources.”
You know things are bad when Frontex, [itself an abuser](https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-border-agency-fabrice-leggeri-resigns-watchdog-probe-findings-released-misconduct/), is talking like this.