ATHENS: Three migrants drowned when their wooden boat overturned off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Tuesday and the coast guard is still searching for people reported missing.
The people on board moved rapidly to one side of the boat as a vessel from the European Union border agency Frontex approached the boat, the coast guard said, causing it to capsize.
“Their movement to the left side resulted in water inflow and its overturning. Immediately the Frontex vessel’s crew launched life cushions ... and a lifeboat,” the coast guard said in a statement.
Fifty-five people have been rescued, including one who is injured and in hospital on the nearby island of Crete.
We are terribly saddened by the news of another tragic incident at sea, this time off Gavdos island. 3 people are reported dead, more are feared missing while rescue efforts continue.
