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    Greece: Coast guard rescues boat carrying 500 migrants in Crete01:05

    Greece: Coast guard rescues boat carrying 500 migrants in Crete

    Greece, Palaiochora
    Accidents and DisastersSociety
    November 22, 2022 at 20:43 GMT +00:00 · Published

    The Greek coast guard rescued hundreds of migrants on a fishing boat after they sent distress signals while drifting off the coast of Crete on Tuesday.

    A frigate, tanker and two cargo ships helped to tow the rusty fishing boat carrying roughly 500 migrants to the port of Palaiochora in southern Crete according to the Coast Guard.

    It has not yet been confirmed where the migrant boat sailed from and which nationalities were on board.

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    The Greek coast guard rescued hundreds of migrants on a fishing boat after they sent distress signals while drifting off the coast of Crete on Tuesday.

    A frigate, tanker and two cargo ships helped to tow the rusty fishing boat carrying roughly 500 migrants to the port of Palaiochora in southern Crete according to the Coast Guard.

    It has not yet been confirmed where the migrant boat sailed from and which nationalities were on board.