Four people were injured after an Estonian patrol boat participating in a EU border agency joint operation sank in the Mediterranean on Monday. The Estonian ambassador to Greece was on board at the time.
The accident occurred at around 4:20 p.m. local time near the Greek island of Megisti, off the coast of Turkey. A three-member Estonian border guard boat crew was at sea together with a local border guard and a guest, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said in a statement.
All five passengers were injured and four were taken to hospital. Ambassador Karin Rannu sustained minor injuries, the PPA said
PPA Director General Veiko Kommusaar said the accident was serious and the circumstances are currently being established.
“We know that the boat capsized and the people managed to get out independently. One member of the boat crew called for assistance by phone, and the island’s coast guard responded. Four people were taken to hospital by helicopter. Our border guards are currently receiving medical care, and the condition of two of them has been assessed as serious. We wish everyone a swift recovery,” he said.
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