On the morning of October 19 near the island of Farmakonisi turned around sea chase: boat with 33 illegal migrants tried leave the coast guard.
Morning in the island’s waters Pharmakonisi there was a sea chase after a boat carrying 33 illegal migrants. According to the Coast Guard, those detained include: 18 men, 5 women and 10 minors.
The vessel ignored light and sound signals Limeniko and tried to escape by heading to the east coast of the island. There are smugglers there dropped off passengers and immediately left, leaving the migrants on the shore.
Officers arrived on scene Climatio Eidikon Apostolon (KEA)who conducted a ground survey of the territory and discovered all the illegal immigrants. After this, a coast guard rescue boat approached the shore and took the migrants to Agia Marina port on the island Leros.
All detainees are safe and have undergone medical checks. Coast Guard Office Leros is conducting a preliminary investigation, and the boat used for illegal transportation has been seized.
The incident was the latest in a long chain of operations to intercept ships carrying illegal migrants in the Aegean Sea, where the flow of violators remains consistently high despite tighter controls.
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