Μake us preferred on Google Three shipwrecks in quick succession in the waters south of Kaloi Limenes, on Crete’s southern coast, have left a grim toll. At least 12 people have died in recent days, while search-and-rescue operations have brought 105 migrants to safety.
The first and deadliest incident took place 15 nautical miles southeast of Kaloi Limenes, according to Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT. A Moroccan-flagged container ship spotted a half-sunken boat, and a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel rushed to the scene. Its crew pulled 18 survivors from the water and recovered the bodies of 12 people. The vessel is carrying the survivors and the dead to the port of Agia Galini.
Almost at the same time, two more rescue operations were underway 30 and 31 nautical miles south of Kaloi Limenes. Frontex aircraft, both manned and unmanned, spotted two more boats, one carrying 47 people and the other 40. Frontex vessels picked up everyone on board, and they are being taken safely to the port of Kaloi Limenes.
