Three different incidents with illegals immigrants occurred in the last 24 hours in our country, while a woman was recovered dead from her sea area Mr.

According to the Coast Guard, in the southeast of Kos after a boat carrying 16 foreigners capsized, a woman was pulled out dead while the remaining 15 people were rescued and transported by a coast guard boat to the island’s port.

Also a wooden boat with 78 people on board was spotted in the sea area 23 nautical miles south of it Gavdou. The foreigners were picked up by a lifeboat and are about to be transferred to the port of Souda in Chania. Besides, a sailing boat with 70 foreigners was spotted in the east of the Messinian Gulf. The foreigners were picked up by a Panamanian-flagged ship with the participation of a Coast Guard vessel and will be transferred to the port of Kalamata. All operations were conducted under the coordination of the Coast Guard’s Joint Search and Rescue Center.

According to data from the Coast Guard-Hellenic Coast Guard, in August 2024, 2,840 foreigners were arrested for illegal entry into our country, of which 19 were located in Greek territory and were destined for an EU country.

As part of the operations, 88 traffickers were also arrested, while 49 boats and 3 vehicles were seized.