Palaiochora

A boat carrying 22 migrants was spotted 37 nautical miles south of Gavdos.

Specifically, according to reports, the port authorities of Paleochora, Agia Galini, and Sfakia were informed about a small wooden boat in the area, and assistance for rescue was requested.

A rescue operation was carried out this morning when, according to a report from the APB, a boat carrying 52 migrants was spotted off the coast of Gavdos at 5:30 a.m., when authorities were informed.

The leader of leftist SYRIZA opposition has criticized the conservative government for failing to provide online education for two pupils residing on the remote islet of Gavdos, south of Crete.

Greece's Coast Guard said on Thursday it had rescued 37 migrants from a vessel off the southern coast of Crete. 

The migrants were found on Wednesday night 18 nautical miles southeast of the small island of Gavdos. They were all collected by a container ship sailing nearby before they were transported by the Coast Guard to the port of Paleochora, near Chania.

A further 29 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Gavdos, south of Crete.

The boat carrying the migrants was spotted at noon, some 23.5 nautical miles south of the island.

The migrants were picked up by a cargo ship and are currently being transported to Paleochora in Crete.

Shortly before Monday's visit by Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis to Gavdos, south of Crete, 74 people were found on a boat that was at risk 10 nautical miles southeast of the island and rescued by the coast guard. They were transferred to the port town of Palaiochora, Hania on Crete (photo).

The immigrants were rescued and safely transported to Paleochora in Chania

Seventy-four undocumented migrants aboard a stranded vessel were rescued by a coast guard patrol vessel 10 nautical miles southeast of the island of Gavdos on Monday. No official information has been provided on their nationalities.

The recent spike in migrant flows to the southern shores of Crete is becoming an increasing source of concern for the government, which expects an intervention from the European Commission.

The Explorers - Friends of Cultural and Hiking Excursions have planned a three-day trip to the Saronic island of Aegina, starting from and ending at the port of Piraeus, to change the year in an adventurous spirit.