Frontex vessel rescues 33 migrants off Gavdos, one still missing
A Frontex ship saved 33 migrants from a boat south of Gavdos, while one of the 34 passengers remains unaccounted for.
Coordinated by the National Centre for Coordination of Search and Rescue (EKSED), a Frontex patrol intercepted a migrant boat about 5 nautical miles south of Gavdos and rescued 33 people. The boat had carried 34 individuals, leaving one missing. Frontex has dispatched a second vessel, three support ships and an aircraft to continue the search. The rescued migrants were taken to the port of Gavdos amid western winds of Beaufort force 6.
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It shows ongoing migrant sea crossings and EU border agency involvement in rescue operations.
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