A total of 107 migrants were rescued in two separate operations south of Crete, coordinated by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
In the first operation, a Frontex unmanned aerial vehicle spotted a boat carrying around 62 migrants, 34 nautical miles southeast of Kali Limenes. The people on board were rescued by a Frontex vessel and are being taken to the port of Kali Limenes.
In a second operation, a Frontex aircraft spotted a boat carrying around 45 migrants, 23 nautical miles south of Ierapetra. The people on board were rescued by a Coast Guard patrol vessel and are being taken to the port of Ierapetra.
Source: CNA
