Boat with Migrants Stranded in Southern Greece with 1 Dead and 20 Missing
Authorities said 51 people were rescued and one person died as crews searched for 25 missing migrants.
- On Sunday, a boat carrying migrants partially sank south of the Greek island of Gavdos, leaving approximately 25 people missing, the Greek Coast Guard reported.
- Early Monday, authorities rescued 51 foreign nationals from the site 75 kilometers south of Crete, while survivors reported 77 people were originally aboard the vessel.
- Patrol boats, a helicopter, and a drone joined the search effort, assisted by the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, with multiple vessels heading to the scene.
- The crossing from eastern Libya to Crete has become one of Europe's busiest migration routes, as activity on other pathways remains broadly lower, officials noted.
- In a separate Sunday incident, Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat reported one death and more than 30 missing after a ferry sank off the Pacific Island nation's coast.
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Around 25 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece
Athens, Sept. 14 (SANA) Around 25 people were missing after a boat carrying migrants sank south of the Greek island of Gavdos, the Greek Coast Guard said on Monday. The vessel was carrying 77 people when it partially sank, Greek newspaper eKathimerini reported, citing a Coast Guard statement. Fifty-two foreign nationals were rescued by vessels operating nearby, including one person who was found unconscious, while around 25 others remained unacc…
At least one person has lost his life and 25 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank in the sea, near the island of Gavdos, in the south of Creta.The Greek Coast Guard announced that it has managed to save 51 people.The search and rescue operation was carried out under the coordination of the Joint Coordination Center of Search and Rescue (JRCC), after authorities received an alert for a boat with migrants in distres.The operation…
One person died and 25 others are missing after the shipwreck of a migrant boat off the Greek island of Gaudos, near Crete, announced to AFP Monday a representative of the Greek Coast Guard.
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