[Intime News]
A coordinated search and rescue operation led by the Unified Search and Rescue Coordination Center (EKSED) successfully located and rescued 57 migrants aboard a sailing vessel 58 nautical miles west of Kefalonia island.
The Hellenic Coast Guard vessel, with assistance from a passing ship, carried out the rescue.
The rescued asylum seekers were being transported to the port of Katakolo in the Peloponnese. Weather conditions in the area featured winds at five Beaufort, but did not hinder safe transportation.