Pylos shipwreck: Syrian survivor blames Hellenic Coast Guard

 A Syrian survivor of the Pylos shipwreck off Greece has given a shocking testimony of  how Hellenic Coast Guard was responsible for the shipwreck. 

A Twitter user, Jihed translated  what he said. Read it below. 

“The Greek Coast Guard arrived and said that he would take us to Italian waters

 “We agreed to follow them, although we did not know that it was true that we would be taken to Italy or Greece. After 30mins the boat’s engine broke down,so we informed them and asked for their help.Then the #Greek_Coast_Guard came and tie our boat to there ship. It was a warship. They were wearing black and they were masked. They tied our boat with one blue rope. After they tied us up, they set off quickly. While we were in the ship, we sensed that something was not right. Then, they started to go right and left.

“We were in front of them, and they were pushing from right and once from the left. First it started from the left, then right, then left. Fourth, our ship overturned.

On the right side there were pieces of iron, so I grabbed them, dangled a little, then jumped into the sea.

They only turned on the searchlights on the boat. They made no rescue attempt. For half an hour, 45 minutes, they started sending boats.When I saw this scene, I swam away.I was afraid that they would drown me.I swam for 6 hours.I saw the light of a commercial ship far away.

” So I swam to it. I spoke to other survivors and we are 100% convinced that the #GreekCoastGuard #drowned us, but we do not know if it was intentional or if it was just a mistake.

The record of the call is available in private message if you want to check the testimony.”