Migrants rescued from crippled boat during North Africa to Europe crossing

Migrants rescued from crippled boat during North Africa to Europe crossing
Graphic content / TOPSHOT - Greek coastguard rescuers recover a body from the sea off the island of Kythira, at the southern end of the Peloponnese Peninsula on October 9, 2022.

Greek authorities reported Friday that 75 migrants were rescued from a disabled boat south of Crete while attempting to cross to Europe from North Africa. The migrants, believed to have departed from eastern Libya, were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea by a merchant ship after sending a distress signal. Their nationalities remain unknown. The vessel, escorted by a coast guard patrol boat, is en route to a port in southern Crete for further assistance.

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