Coast Guard continues search for shipwreck survivors off southwestern Peloponnese

Search operations continued on Saturday in the sea region 47 nautical miles southwest of the Greek town of Pylos, southwestern Peloponnese, where a fishing boat carrying migrants sunk on Wednesday, killing at least 78 people.

A Greek navy frigate, another three ships sailing by and a Hellenic Coast Guard helicopter are taking part in the operations.

The Coast Guard has rescued a total of 104 people so far, while media reports claim the total number of migrants onboard the vessel ranged between 400-750, including some 100 women and children locked in the hold.

On Friday, 71 survivors were transferred from the port city of Kalamata to a migrants' facility in Malakassa, north Attica. Some 21 people are still hospitalized at Kalamata general hospital.

Nine Egyptian nationals, all survivors of the shipwreck, were arrested on Thursday for their alleged...