Greece transfers migrants after high seas rescue

ATHENS, 25 November 2022, (TON): Greece’s coast guard said nearly 500 asylum seekers rescued in a dramatic operation this week off the island of Crete had been temporarily transferred to a ferry for processing.
The migrants including 128 boys and nine girls were on board a derelict fishing boat that issued a distress call late on Monday whilst sailing southwest of Crete.
Greek officials say "because of bolstered patrols by the Greek coast guard and EU border agency Frontex in the Aegean Sea, migrant smugglers embark increasingly on a longer and more perilous route south of Crete."

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