A gathering and course of memory on the streets of downtown Athens, for the two years from the tragic shipwreck of Pylos, were carried out by collectives and bodies.
This is the shocking incident that unfolded at dawn on June 14, 2023 in international waters off Pylos, with the sinking of a ship in which it is estimated that more than 700 immigrants were estimated. 104 people were rescued by the Greek authorities, and 82 were recovered. Hundreds of still people are missing.
The rally started from Omonia and marched from Stadium to the Constitution, and was completed in the Propylaea, with participants calling for justice to be judged for the dead.
“Pylos! Tempi! Palestine! Two years ago, the Hellenic Port Authority murdered more than 600 people in Pylos, as a continuation of the wider murderous anti-immigration policy of the Greek state, under the support of the EU. 2023 was also the year that the state corruption in Tempes killed 57, but also killed 57 people, but also with the Greek corruption in the Greek corruption. Decades of occupation and apartheid, “a group of organizers said in its announcement.
The protesters directly blame the Hellenic Port Authority, stressing that it has tried to push the boat to Italy instead of rescuing them. “The port members initially refused to rescue them, then towed the fisherman causing the wreck, and were delayed and launching any rescue operation even after the overthrow while people were drowning. However, despite the publicity received in society and (mainly international) SMEs, due to the large number of victims, no justice for this horrible, racist state crime was given. “
Persecutions and investigations into Pylos’s multiplex wreck
Investigations and judicial developments concerning the tragic shipwreck of Pylos in June 2023 are ongoing, with multiple fronts trying to shed light on the conditions that led to the loss of hundreds of human lives. It is recalled that in May 2025, criminal prosecutions were brought to seventeen members of the Coast Guard, including the leader at the time, for felonies such as the exposure of death with death and simple complicity. This development marks a major turning point in the case, as accusations against executives of the authorities involved in the incident was first targeting executives.
At the same time, the Ombudsman has begun his own research, focusing on the actions or omissions of the Coast Guard, after the Port Authority itself refuses to conduct internal disciplinary research. At European level, European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has shown particular interest in the case, calling on the European Union to set up an independent Inquiry Committee. The survey of the mediator, which also concerns the role of Frontex, raises serious questions about the actions of the Greek authorities before and during the wreck.
At the same time, the judicial proceedings for the nine Egyptians who were arrested shortly after the shipwreck, is charged with traffickers. Their trial is ongoing, but their legal position is challenged by human rights organizations, which argue that they may be the victims themselves.