Calamos Supports Greece
GreekReporter.comGreeceEight Dead, Six Rescued in Latest Migrant Shipwreck

Eight Dead, Six Rescued in Latest Migrant Shipwreck

immigrantsEight dead and six rescued was the final toll of the latest incident at sea involving irregular migrants, whose boat had capsized near the Turkish coastline, opposite the island of Symi, Greece, the coast guard announced on Saturday. A search-and-rescue operation mounted earlier in response to an alert sounded by the Turkish coast guard, was called off after Turkish authorities declared the incident over.
Greek authorities had deployed a coast guard patrol boat and Super-Puma helicopter to comb the sea north of the island of Symi after being notified at 12:05 on Saturday that a boat carrying irregular migrants had overturned near the Turkish coast during the night.
The Turkish coast guard had initially located one surviving migrant on an islet within its jurisdiction late on Friday, who claimed that there were 17 people on board the boat that overturned.
(source: ana-mpa)

See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter.com. Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos. Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email!



Related Posts