Another 80 migrants were spotted by the Coast Guard in Kythnos.

Specifically, in the morning hours today, the Port Authorities of Kythnos, Tinos, Milos and Keas were put on alert for the existence of a boat in a difficult position with immigrants in the sea area of ​​the bay “Myrsinia” northwest of Kythnos. Three LS-EL.AKT patrol boats, two private boats as well as a LS-EL.AKT patrol vehicle rushed to the spot to provide assistance.

A total of eighty 80 migrants (66 men, 6 women and 6 children) were transferred from the sailing vessel to two Patrol vessels with the assistance of a private vessel and were safely taken to the port of Mericha in Kythnos, while they were then transported by the “MAKEDON” N .PI. 9142 in Lavrio.

As part of the preliminary investigation carried out by the Central Port Authority of Lavrio in collaboration with the Maritime Border Security and Protection Directorate, a 45-year-old Moldovan citizen, a 44-year-old Ukrainian citizen and a 32-year-old Iraqi citizen were arrested from the above as traffickers of the rest.