Rescue of 99 Migrants in Two Sea Areas South of Crete
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Forty-nine migrants were spotted yesterday afternoon in the sea area southeast of Ierapetra, Crete. They were spotted by a Dutch-flagged cargo ship, approximately 20 nautical miles from the coast, and a rescue operation coordinated by the Hellenic Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) followed. The 49 migrants were picked up by a Frontex vessel, which took them to […] The article Crete: 49 migrants rescued south of Ierapetra was originally published on …
Migrant rescues continue south of Crete. At Kali Limenes, 53 people disembarked around midnight, including 3 women and 13 minors, while a new arrival is expected at approximately 02:00. At the same time, 49 migrants were rescued off Ierapetra
The port authorities, under the coordination of the Coast Guard’s Integrated Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED), carried out two operations to locate and rescue migrants in the sea areas southeast of Ierapetra and Kala Lipeni, Crete. In the first case, a Dutch-flagged cargo ship located a dinghy with 49 foreign passengers, at a distance of 20 nautical miles […]
A Frontex force vessel participated
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