Around 45 foreign nationals have been rescued after being found aboard a boat in an area of sea approximately 26 nautical miles southeast of Kalamaki, Crete.
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The boat was spotted by an Algerian-flagged tanker sailing in that part of the sea. After the situation was reported, the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED) organized the intervention.
A FRONTEX vessel arrived at the scene and took all the people aboard the boat on board.
The rescued people are currently being taken to the port of Kala Limenas. During the operation, northerly winds of force 4 on the Beaufort scale were recorded in the area.
