At least 14 dead after migrant boat crashes into Turkish coastguard vessel

Collision involving inflatable boat carrying Migrants or Refugees occurs off Finike district of southwestern Turkiye’s Antalya province.By ReutersPublished On 9 Mar 2026At least 14 ⁠people have been killed when an inflatable boat carrying Migrants or Refugees crashed ⁠into a Turkish Coastguard vessel off the southwestern ⁠province of Antalya, the coastguard says.The high-speed boat was detected early on Monday off the coast of the Finike district of Antalya, the coastguard said in a statement, adding that the boat tried to ⁠flee despite repeated warnings to stop. It later collided with a ⁠coastguard vessel, the statement said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini cleared by Greek court over migrant rescueslist 2 of 4Collision between Greek coastguard vessel, migrant boat kills at least 14list 3 of 4Male Refugees stigmatised across Europe: ‘This kind of stuff really hurts’list 4 of 4Eight bodies recovered in Libya, Greece as Mediterranean death toll risesend of listIt said ⁠six Migrants and ⁠one Turkish national were rescued but 14 people were found dead and 15 were caught after continuing in their boat until ‌they ‌reached land.More soon to follow.