May 15, 2025

Athens News

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Off the coast of Gavdos "Saved" 49 illegal immigrants


49 more illegal migrants discovered this morning, in Great Wednesday (16/04), in the sea off the coast of the island of Gavdos.

According to available information, they were all found on a boat that was at a distance 26 sea miles south of Gavdos. Their evacuation was carried out by a patrol boat Coast guardwho delivered them to Chora Sfakion for the necessary procedures.

At the request of the coast guard, “Travelers could drown, since their boat did not meet the norms of navigation in the open sea.”

Illegals were sent to the island of Crete, from where they will be delivered to one of the refugee camps on the mainland. About the amount paid by the employees of the coast guard is not reported …



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