In the late afternoon today from one motorcycle patrolling of the Port Authority of Crotonelanded in Porto Pitagorico 65 migrants rescuers a few hours earlier off the coast of the Ionian. The refugees, conducted now atHub of Sant’Annathey were aboard one drift sailboat.
The alarm took place in the early afternoon, when a unit of the Coast guard identified the boat in difficulty to approx 60 miles from the coast. Had the engine off And he was at the mercy of the sea. THE’rescue operation was taken immediately and was conducted with the support of a Finnish patrol employed in the Ionian Sea in the context of the missions of Frontex.
After the Trasbord of migrantsthe patrol boat broke towards the port of Crotonewhere he landed around 18.30. Here the women and men of the first reception device coordinated by Prefecture. Among others there were the agents of the State police and i emergency service health ofASP of Crotone.
Migrants – 58 men with 4 unaccompanied minors And 7 women – They come mostly fromIran (45) and then fromAfghanistan (16) and fromIraq (4). They would be parties From at least a week ago from one beach on the coasts of the Western Türkiye. After a first summary identification The migrants were accompanied to Sant’Anna reception center.