FRONTEX rescues about 160 migrants from four boats near Kaloi Limenes, Crete

Four small vessels with an estimated 160 migrants were located in the sea area southeast of Kaloi Limenes on Crete as part of a search-and-rescue mission coordinated by the Unified Coordination Centre for Search and Rescue (EKSED) of the Coast Guard. An unmanned aerial system of FRONTEX detected the first boat, and a second FRONTEX aircraft found the remaining three. A FRONTEX ship then gathered the survivors and transferred them to Kaloi Limenes harbour, while west winds of force 5-6 Beaufort blew in the area.