The result of a crash at sea between a smugglers' boat collided with a Coast Guard vessel was 15 dead migrants off the coast of Chios has caused shock when and sank.

Authorities have reported a significant increase in migrant arrivals off the southern coast of Crete, with triple-digit detections occurring daily.

Turkish human traffickers opened fire with a firearm against a vessel of the Greek Port Authority off the area of Aghios Fokas, in the southern Lesvos island, on Saturday morning. No one was injured.