One dead, dozens missing after two boats sink off Greece’s Gavdos
Al Jazeera
Greek coastguard launches search operation to find dozens of missing migrants with assistance from an Italian frigate, helicopters.
Greek authorities have recovered the body of a man and rescued 39 migrants from the sea after their boat capsized off the southern island of Gavdos in the Mediterranean, the coastguard said.
Many are still missing, according to witnesses, and the coastguard has launched a search operation on Saturday assisted by vessels and aircraft.
An Italian frigate and helicopters were operating at the site, with more ships heading to the area.
In separate incidents on Saturday, a Malta-flagged cargo vessel rescued 47 migrants from a boat sailing about 40 nautical miles (74km) off Gavdos, while a tanker rescued another 88 people some 28 nautical miles (52km) off the island.
According to initial information, coastguard officials believe the boats left together from Libya.
