Search and rescue operation for migrants off Kefalonia

[Intime News]

A coordinated hunt and rescue cognition led by the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED) successfully located and rescued 57 migrants aboard a sailing vessel 58 nautical miles west of Kefalonia island.

The Hellenic Coast Guard vessel, with assistance from a passing ship, carried retired the rescue.

The rescued asylum seekers were being transported to the larboard of Katakolo successful the Peloponnese. Weather conditions successful the country featured winds astatine 5 Beaufort, but did not hinder harmless transportation.