A boat with a boat carrying hundreds of migrants in the port of the Greek island of Crete, according to what the Greek Coast Guard announced on Tuesday, after receiving a distress call and the boat at sea at night.
A spokeswoman for the Greek Coast Guard told AFP that these people “were pulled to the port and have not yet come down. ”
There are 430 people on this boat, which a fishing boat managed to drag to the port in the southwest of the island, according to the General channel “ART”.
“The distress appeal came between 400 and 500 people on board,” said a spokeswoman for the coast guard, adding that the strong winds held the rescue operation.
There was no information about the nationality of these people.
Pictures broadcast on the TV channel showed men, in particular, on the back of a dilapidated boat and rust.
The Coast Guard announced a distress call shortly after midnight on Monday.
He added that two relatives, a carrier, and an Italian fishing vehicle helped relief teams.
Greek officials indicate that due to the enhanced patrols run by the Greek Coast Guard and the Frontex to monitor the European borders in the Sea of Ayjah, migrant smugglers use increasing the longest and risky road south of Crete..
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