Distressed Vessel
Greece
Distressed Vessel Bound for Italy With 120 Migrants Rescued Near Chania
On Thursday morning a vessel carrying approximately 120 migrants was located 28 nautical miles from the Cape of Chania following a distress call from a passenger on the boat to the emergency line 112.
Several boats went to the aid...
Greece
Distressed Vessel with 120 Migrants Rescued Near Karpathos
On Friday night in Greece a wooden vessel carrying 120 migrants was discovered in the marine area of Karpathos. A passenger on the boat made an emergency 112 call that alerted authorities that the vessel and its passengers were in...
Greece
48 Migrants Rescued from Distressed Vessel Near Greek Island Zakynthos
On Monday, forty-eight migrants including 16 children were located by the Greek coast guard aboard a sailboat in the sea area between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, after transmitting a distress signal though Olympia radio.
Following the distress call and confirmed location, a freight vessel...
Greece
Greek Coast Guard Rescues Distressed Migrant Boat off Shores of Samos; 49 Migrants On Board
Greece's coast guard embarked on a search and rescue operation of a distressed migrant boat off the shores of the Greek island of Samos Tuesday morning, the AP reports.
The operation commenced following a distress call from a migrant on the boat to...