ATHENS, Greece — The Latest on the sinking of a suspected migrant boat off Greece (all times local):6:30 p.m.Greece’s coast guard says 16 migrants have died after a boat sank off a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, including six children. Initially, the bodies of four children, one man and one woman were recovered off the island of Agathonisi, south of the island of Samos, the coast guard said Saturday.. Eight more bodies were recovered a short time later southeast of Agathonisi, the coast guard said. The bodies of four children, one man and one woman were recovered off the island of Agathonisi Saturday morning, the coast guard said. A massive search and rescue operation was underway involving three aircraft, Greek navy and coast guard vessels, a vessel from the European border agency Frontex and private boats.

Source: National Post March 17, 2018 09:56 UTC