Rescue Operation of 24 Migrants Off Cape Tainaros with the Participation of Frontex

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The foreigners were identified and are being transported to the port of Kalamata, where the prescribed procedures will be followed by the competent authorities.

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Wet, barefoot and visibly distressed, 24 Bangladeshi migrants were transferred to the port of Kalamata at 8:00 this evening after a search and rescue operation off Cape Tainaro. According to initial information, the starting point of the migrants' journey to Europe was Benghazi, Libya, and today at noon the small boat they were on was spotted by passing ships off the coast of Messinia. An Italian FRONTEX vessel approached the area and then trans…

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Under the coordination of the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED), an operation was carried out to locate and rescue 24 foreigners who were on a boat in the sea area 38 nautical miles southwest of...More...