More than 300 migrants rescued as boat capsizes in Mediterranean
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a ‘significant number’ of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said, NDTV writes.
According to the source, the coast guard said the roughly 25-meter (82-foot) vessel, which resembled a large fishing boat, had been carrying an undetermined number of people when it was located Friday half-sunk about 75 nautical miles south of Crete in international waters, and within Egypt's search and rescue area of operation.
The coast guard said the operation was continuing to locate any potentially missing passengers from the migrant boat.