Migration · Kaloi Limenes and Agia Galini
Coast guard recovers 12 migrant bodies off Crete as 105 people are rescued in three operations
The Greek coast guard recovered 12 bodies from one migrant boat about 15 nautical miles from Kaloi Limenes, where 18 survivors were taken aboard. Frontex-assisted operations picked up 87 more people from two other boats.
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In brief
The coast guard recovered 12 bodies from a boat about 15 nautical miles from Kaloi Limenes after a Moroccan-flagged container ship spotted it.
Reports put the total rescued at about 105, including 18 survivors from the first boat and the occupants of two Frontex-assisted boats carrying about 47 and 40 people.
Frontex crewed and unmanned aircraft located boats about 30 and 31 nautical miles south of Kaloi Limenes, and Frontex vessels picked up the 47 and 40 occupants.
Rescue south of Crete
A Moroccan-flagged container ship passing the area spotted a boat carrying migrants about 15 nautical miles from Kaloi Limenes, according to the Greek coast guard. The Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (EKSED) coordinated the operation, and a coast guard patrol vessel was sent to the scene. The patrol vessel took 18 survivors on board and recovered 12 bodies from the boat. Reports differ on the bearing from the port, placing the boat either south-west or south-east of it. The patrol vessel was heading for the port of Agia Galini, and the coast guard said weather conditions in the area were good.
Two further operations with Frontex
Two more boats were located about 30 and 31 nautical miles south of Kaloi Limenes, carrying roughly 47 and 40 people. Frontex aerial assets, one crewed and one unmanned, helped locate them, and Frontex vessels then picked up the occupants. Those rescued were due to be taken to Kaloi Limenes. Across the three operations, the reports count 117 people detected, 105 rescued and 12 found dead.
- First boat: survivors rescued
- 18 people
- First boat: bodies recovered
- 12 people
- Second boat: people picked up
- 47 people
- Third boat: people picked up
- 40 people
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Totals in the reports
Reports give the total number of people rescued as about 105. One report puts the number collected by Frontex vessels at 87, which matches the two boats' counts of 47 and 40. The 18 survivors from the first boat make up the rest of that total. Reports describe the weather as good in all three areas. None of the articles gives a cause of death for the 12 people found dead.
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- in.grTragedy in Crete: 12 dead migrants found in a boat - Dozens rescued in two other incidentsΤραγωδία στην Κρήτη: Εντοπίστηκαν 12 νεκροί μετανάστες μέσα σε λέμβο - Δεκάδες διασώθηκαν σε δύο άλλα περιστατικά · original in Greek
- H KαθημερινήCrete: 12 dead migrants and 105 rescued at Kali LimenesΚρήτη: 12 νεκροί μετανάστες και 105 διασωθέντες στους Καλούς Λιμένες · original in Greek
- iefimerida.gr12 dead migrants in a boat south of Crete - 105 rescued within a few hours by the Coast GuardΝεκροί 12 μετανάστες σε λέμβο νότια της Κρήτης -Διασώθηκαν 105 μέσα σε λίγες ώρες από το Λιμενικό · original in Greek
- NewsITTragedy in Crete: 12 dead migrants in a boatΤραγωδία στην Κρήτη: 12 νεκροί μετανάστες μέσα σε λέμβο - Διασώθηκαν 105 άτομα · original in Greek
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