Greece boat disaster: Tracking data sheds light on migrant shipwreck

Greek authorities say a boat carrying hundreds of migrants was on a steady course for Italy right up until the moment it capsized off southern Greece, leaving least 78 people dead and many more missing.

However, tracking data seen by the BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake suggests the boat was not moving for at least seven hours before it capsized.

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