Brutal Greek pushback continues as Albanian NATO Vessel turned blind eye

Albanian NATO Vessel has been accused of turning a blind eye to brutal Greek pushback.

Aegean Boat Report  made the accusation in a post.

It said: “In the cover of darkness on March 2, a rubber boat tried to reach the northern shores of Chios, when it was brutally stopped and illegally pushed back by the Greek coast guard.

“People onboard was robbed of their belongings, brutally beaten, thrown into two life rafts and left helplessly drifting in the middle of the sea.

“Albanian NATO vessel on duty in the area only watched, while 35 people, 11 of them small children, were drifting in two life rafts in front of them, no rescue attempt was made, even do it was obvious that they desperately needed to be rescued.”

Aegean Boat Report added that: “The obligation to rescue people in distress at sea seems to be different depending on your nationality and status.

“We firmly believe that, if these 35 had been Europeans drifting in life rafts from a yacht, rescue would have been initiated immediately and without question. This group was not Europeans, but refugees, and for that reason, no rescue attempt was made, it’s quite unbelievable.”