Coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou has denied reports of survivors saying a patrol boat had tried to tow the fishing boat causing it to capsize.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23596534.sceptics-may-right-african-peace-mission-kyiv-moscow/?ref=rss

Coast Guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou said the coast guard and private vessels followed the vessel in international waters before it sank.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/16/greek-coast-guard-defends-actions-as-up-to-500-migrants-feared-dead-in-shipwreck

Nikos Alexiou, a spokesman for the coast guard told CNN.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2023/06/17/greek-migrant-boat-disaster-may-be-worst-ever-tragedy-in-mediterranean-sea-eu-commissioner-says/