US EditionHundreds of migrants land in Greece after search operation at sea
The rescue marks one of the largest recent migrant operations amid a surge of over 7,300 arrivals to Crete and Gavdos in the first half of 2025, officials said.
- Greek authorities rescued 545 migrants from a fishing vessel off the island of Gavdos on Friday, in one of the largest operations in recent months.
- After hours of rescue efforts, all 545 migrants were transferred safely to the port of Agia Galini on the nearby island of Crete.
- Gavdos has recently emerged as a migration hotspot, with smuggling networks operating from Libya identifying the route as a surveillance gap.
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The illegal immigrants had set sail from Tobruk, Libya, on the evening of December 17 and had paid sums of money between 3,000 and 5,000 dollars for their transport to Greece.
El Periódico
The Greek Coast Guard has rescued 545 migrants alive this Friday on board a fishing boat off the coast of the island of Gavdos in the midst of a surge of rescue operations in waters near Crete.Continue reading...
Greek Coastguard Rescued 539 Migrants in Libyan Sea
Nearly 540 migrants were rescued early Friday, December 19th, south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard reported. A patrol vessel from the European Union border agency Frontex intercepted a sailing boat carrying 539 migrants near the small island of Gavdos in the Libyan Sea, according to a coastguard spokeswoman. The rescued individuals included nationals from Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Pakistan, Somalia, and Sudan. They are to be tak…
Times of Malta
The Frontier PostNearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete
Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard said.The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the small island of Gavdos in the Libyan Sea, a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP.So far, the coastguard...
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