At least 15 dead after migrant speedboat and Greek coast guard vessel collide

A search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers is under way in the area. File image of the Aegean sea by the Greek island of Chios. Picture: AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris

A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, officials said.

A search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers is under way in the area.