1. It's time to demand justice from the Greek Government for the feisty manipulation of the incident that happened in the Mediterranean, Pylos, Greece on June 14th 2023. This tragedy was not a matter of an "accident" but rather an active crime scene! Ten years after the tragedy that happened in Lampedusa, Italy, with 2 shipwrecks and 600 innocent victims, another shipwreck in Pylos happened. One year after the bloody event, several reports and investigations have pointed to the common fact/denominator: the Greek government is completely responsible for the shipwreck that costed 700+ lives. According to testimonies, the Greek Coast Guard tried to tow the boat to Italian/Maltese waters, in order to fend off Greek responsibility on the matter. Also, several investigations have showed that the Greek Coast Guard knew from the Italian authorities and Frontex, about 15 hours and 31 minutes in advance about the ongoing shipwreck, and instead of immediately acting on that matter, they tried to manipulate and tow the boat to transfer responsibility to the Italians, while this contributed to the sinking of the boat. Why did the Greek Coast Guard try to do such a deadly maneuver? The Greek Coast Guard did what it's trained to do, according to European illegal deterrence policies. 1 year and 2 months after this incident, compelling evidence have accumulated and can be broken down to the following facts:

13/06/2023

* 10:35 – First public reference by activist Nawal Soufi on Twitter to a boat in distress (Adriana trawler) carrying 750 people. 8 minutes later, Nawal releases its coordinates.

* 11:01 – The Italian authorities alert the Greek Coast Guard and Frontex of a boat with about 750 passengers in the Greek search and rescue (SAR) zone. According to MRCC Rome information, two children were reported dead on the boat. This is the first stage upon which a search and rescue operation should have been triggered according to international conventions.

* 11:47 – Frontex surveillance aircraft locates trawler “severely overcrowded with 600+ migrants” which “sailed at low speed” and appeared to have no rescue equipment. Frontex alerts the Greek authorities.

* 13:50 – Almost 3 hours after notification by the Italian authorities, the Greek Coast Guard mobilises its first operational asset. It sends a helicopter from Mytilene, Lesvos to locate the trawler even though aerial confirmation of the situational picture has already been carried out by Frontex and the trawler’s location is available via satellite phone.

* 15:35 – The Greek Coast Guard helicopter locates the trawler and the Greek Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) orders one of its vessels (no. 920) to sail in the direction of the boat (approximately 150 nautical miles’ distance). Helicopter photographs show refugees waving their hands and asking for help. The first operational vessel receives an order 4.5 hours after the first call. It remains unclear why the authorities chose no vessels from closer locations but selected a vessel from Souda, Crete that was not equipped for rescue and did not carry a large number of life-jackets.

* 17:53 –Alarm Phone transmits an SOS alert to the Greek authorities and to Frontex via email. Its email reads: “They are urgently asking for help”. Alarm Phone shares the boat’s coordinates. 27 minutes later, Frontex responds that it has informed the Greek authorities. The Greek authorities do not respond to the SOS alert.

* 19:35 – Frontex contacts the Greek authorities and offers again to send an aircraft to assist. The Greek authorities did not respond.

* 19:39 – Satellite imagery appears to track the moment when Lucky Sailor commercial vessel, contacted by the Greek Coast Guard, offers supplies to the trawler.

* 21:45 – The commander of Faithful Warrior, the second commercial vessel in the area that was sent to provide supplies (including fuel), reports to the authorities that the boat was “rocking dangerously due to overcrowding on all decks”. Part of the operation is captured in a video that seems to be recorded on the 920 commander’s mobile phone from the vessel’s screens.

* 23:57 – According to the commander of Greek Coast Guard vessel no 920, a few minutes later, people on board the boat untied the rope and moved west with an approximate speed of 3 knots. However, Forensis analysis based on actual coordinates from the Greek Coast Guard records demonstrates that “its average speed was really 4.95 knots”. Contrary to Greek Coast Guard statements to the effect that the boat carrying the migrants moved at their initiative, survivors have testified that the Greek Coast Guard instructed them to follow their vessel into Italian waters. No survivors’ statements confirms any other tying of a rope by the Coast Guard except the one prior to the boat’s capsizing.

* 00:18 – The Faithful Warrior is disengaged by the Greek Coast Guard and in fact departs at 00:30. From that moment on, Coast Guard vessel no. 920 is the only vessel in proximity to the trawler.

* 00:34 – Frontex contacted the Greek authorities anew to offer again an aircraft to assist. The Greek authorities did not respond this time either. A few minutes later, a third offer ensued which was not answered either.

* 01:40 – Greek Coast Guard vessel no. 920 reports that the trawler is not moving. According to the report, 920 approaches in order to assess the situation and starts preparing for potential rescue. It remains unknown to date what such a preparation for potential rescue entailed even at that moment, 26 minutes prior to the shipwreck. The Coast Guard did not send a MAYDAYRELAY at that point and vessel no. 920 did not appear to have appropriate equipment or size.

* 01:46 – Last call from the trawler to Alarm Phone: “Hello my friend. … The boat you send is…”

* 02:06 – According to the Greek Coast Guard this is the moment when the trawler capsizes and sinks within 10-15 minutes. Only then does the Coast Guard order the “Launch of wide search and rescue operation”, i.e. 15 hours and 31 minutes later, while the boat is sinking. Testimonies from most survivors contest the Coast Guard’s version and allege an attempt to tow the trawler resulting in the capsizing of the Adriana. The Coast Guard vessel did not record the incident on its cameras despite its state-of-the-art equipment and recommendations on recording of its operations.

For more in detail information, visit the website: https://rsaegean.org/en/justice-for-the-crime-in-pylos/. This petition is planned to be sent to people worldwide in order for them to know what happened to the tragedy in the open seas of Pylos, and it is intended to be featured on BBC and CNN for our voices to be heard and to hold the responsible ones accountable for their crime, according to International and National laws!