Two major search and rescue operations, under the coordination of the Single Research and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED), took place today in the maritime area south of Gavdos.
In the first case, a Frontex force ship found a boat with 71 foreign occupants, who were safely transported to the port of Sfakia.
Earlier in the morning, a Coast Guard patrol boat identified and rescued 38 foreign vessels, southwest of Gavdos. The rescuers were taken to the port of the island.
However, according to cretapost.gr, new vessels south of Gavdos were identified at dawn today, with more than 300 people boarding.
It is recalled that over 250 people reached the island yesterday, while 277 immigrants were rescued on Friday.
At the same time, according to ERT Chania’s information, more than 450 immigrants stayed overnight in Gavdos yesterday, and from this morning their gradual transfer to Sfakion Chora and from there to the exhibition area of ​​Agia in Chania, where 561 immigrants are already currently.
It is noteworthy that in Agia there is the inseparable and according to the announcement- a letter from the Port Authority Workers’ Association “the conditions are dangerous and unacceptable”.
Source: Skai
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