Coast Guard operation underway south of Crete

A major Coast Guard operation is currently underway south of Crete where a sailing vessel with dozens of undocumented migrants was located, it was reported on Wednesday.

According to sources, there are 80 people on board the boat, who are expected to be transferred either to Kali Limenes or Agia Galini.

Over 80 people were rescued from the sea earlier in the morning about 47 nautical miles southwest of Pylos, in international waters, after the capsizing of a fishing boat with an unspecified number of undocumented migrants on board.