Two people have died in a shipwreck in the early hours of Monday in the sea of the northern coast of Samos.
According to reports, approximately 31 individuals were on board the vessel, with 27 of them finally rescued.
Sixteen men mark the first transferred in a controversial deal meant to reduce the number of migrants arriving in Italy.
The investigation finds money ostensibly allocated to support and house migrants in Turkey is instead being used to mistreat them and forcibly deport them
Firefighting units have been dispatched to the scene for precautionary reasons and to aid in the extraction of the gas from the overturned vehicle.
According to media reports, Berlin ordered the temporary tightening of controls at all borders - including with Schengen members - in a crackdown on illegal migration
A serach and resucue operation is underway