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2023-06-23 19:23:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0792D862540928353BE5BB1B7201177EE635B93F4796F7079569991325A18598
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There was a dedicated rescue mission, saving 104. According to the coastguard „those on board "refused our assistance because they wanted to go to Italy". Spokesperson Nikos Alexiou added that they still stayed nearby "in case it needed our assistance which they had refused".“ https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-feared-dead-as-search-continues-for-missing-migrants-after-fishing-boat-sinks-off-greece-12902726
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