ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in southern Greece mentioned Monday that 90 migrants, together with 37 kids, have been rescued from a U.S.-flagged yacht believed to be crusing from Turkey to Italy.
The rescue occurred on Sunday after a passenger made a misery name off the Greek island of Kythira, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of Athens. The coast guard mentioned three vessels have been concerned within the rescue of 35 males, 18 ladies, 27 boys and 10 ladies from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, and Egypt.
Two of the passengers have been later arrested on smuggling fees and detained, whereas the others have been taken to a close-by mainland port for registration.
Smugglers lately have used yachts and sailboats, usually later found to have been stolen at Turkish marinas, to try to keep away from detection alongside routes to Europe. They usually bypass Greece and head to the southern Italian mainland, which supplies simpler entry to Central European nations.
The longer journey to Italy can be extra worthwhile, sometimes costing every passenger about $9,000, or about six occasions the quantity charged by smugglers on Turkey’s coast for a dinghy experience to an jap Greek island.
In October, not less than six individuals died in Kythira when a sailboat with dozens of migrants on board hit rocks and partially sank, whereas 80 others have been rescued.
___
Comply with AP tales on world migration at https://apnews.com/hub/migration
