The Greek coast guard on Friday launched a rescue operation off the coast of Messenia, located in southern Greece, after receiving an emergency call from a boat with 55 people aboard who could be migrants, media reported
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th September, 2020) The Greek coast guard on Friday launched a rescue operation off the coast of Messenia, located in southern Greece, after receiving an emergency call from a boat with 55 people aboard who could be migrants, media reported.
According to Ekathimerini newspaper, the boat was caught by the storm off the coast of Kyparissia, a town in northwestern Messenia, in the Peloponnese.
Nearby vessels rushed to the area to help save the passengers.
