90 migrants rescued in a sea area near Tainaros - They are being transferred to Kalamata
Around 90 migrants who were on board a fishing vessel in the sea area 20 nautical miles west of Akrotiri Tainaros were picked up by a floating tanker, with the coordination of the unified search and rescue operations centre of the Coast Guard.
The rescued people awere taken to the port of Kalamata.
On Tuesday morning, a total of 82 other migrants - 42 men, 15 women, 13 boys and 12 girls - were found on the beach of Agios Nikolaos in the prefecture of Symi, who said that they started from the Turkish coast in two motorized vehicles boats and disembarked at the beach of Agios Nikolaos.
According to their statement, they paid a sum of one thousand euros each for their transportation to Greece.
The boats were destroyed.
A preliminary investigation into the case is being carried out by the Symi Port Authority, according to an announcement by the port authority.