A large rescue operation is underway since the early hours of the morning in the sea area south of Folegandros, after the sinking of a boat with an unknown number of passengers.
As the spokesman of the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Commander Nikos Kokkalas, stated in APE-MPE, 12 migrants (seven men, four teenagers and a woman) have been rescued so far. , while a body of a man has been found who was transported to Santorini.
According to him, all the rescued have been transported to the hospital of Santorini for precautionary reasons, while according to their statement, they stated that the boat in which they were riding together with other people sank.
The spokesman of the Coast Guard stressed that, according to the first information, the boat had probably started from the Turkish coast to Italy, while when asked by APE if the sunken boat can be located, Mr. Kokkalas stressed that such a thing It is very difficult as in the sea area the depths are very great, however he stressed that the investigations are ongoing and we want to say we are optimistic that missing people can be found.
He added that “this is an incident that saddens us, shocks and angers us as we have stressed from the Ministry of Shipping and the headquarters of the Coast Guard, as organized criminal networks operate uncontrollably on the shores of Turkey and put people and especially children in unsuitable boats that are not navigable and without any rescue equipment, we will have such tragic events. We have emphasized this in international fora and in international organizations, despite the voices of disorientation that exist from the real root of the problem. “The officers of the port corps will continue to do today as in the past but also in the future what they do perfectly, to save human lives at sea,” he stressed.
Searches continue in the offshore area, from one port and three naval vessels, a navy helicopter and an air force helicopter, a c-130 aircraft, five floating ships and private boats.
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