In the early hours of yesterday, the Port Authorities of the Red Pyrgos, Agia Galini, Good Ports and Paleochora were informed by the Single Coordination Center of Research and Rescue (EKSED) of the Coast Guard-Hellenic Coast Guard Coordination Coordination and Rescue Center. Maritime area 17 nautical miles south of Gavdos.

Immediately, an Open Sea (PATH)-ELAKT ship, 5 floating and two Frontex aircraft went to the spot. The five hundred and fifteen (515) foreigners (420 men, 16 women, 79 minors) occupants of the A/C have been transferred, with the help of auxiliary vessel, to the truck (PV) ship ¨messinian spire ¨ flagship Bahamas.

In the early hours of today, the PV sailed to the anchor of Lavrion, accompanied by Path. The immigrants were transferred to two passenger lazes and then gradually transferred safely to the port of Lavrion, and are to be transferred to the controlled structure of temporary accommodation of asylum seekers as well as to the CYS. Passengers, Evros and Malakasa Prison.

The Central Port Authority of Lavrion, which conducts the preliminary investigation, were arrested in collaboration with DAPTA and Port Authorities of Rafina, Piraeus and Eleusis Eight foreigners (Egyptian nationals), aged 20, 24, 25, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34 of Law 3386/05 “Law entrance to the country” and article 187 of the CC. “Criminal organization”.

The Department of Security and Protection of Maritime Borders in collaboration with the Lavrion Port Authority analyzes and processes all the evidence that has emerged and explore the possible extension of the action of the members of the criminal organization in question, as well as their cooperation with other members of organized circuits or similar activities.