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64 migrants rescued off Chrysis Ierapetra island

On the morning of Aug 21, 2024, the Greek Coast Guard was informed about a boat with a sufficient number of migrants on board, about ​​30 nautical miles south of Chrysis Ierapetra island. A patrol vessel was deployed to the position, while the 64 occupants were rescued by the 'Archangel One'. The patrol boat accompanied the tanker to the fishing shelter of Ierapetra, where the rescued people were disembarked safely. They had departed from Tobruk and had paid between 1,700 and 4,500 Euros each for their transport. The Ierapetra Port Authority, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, arrested three of the boat people, aged 30, 40 and 46, who were recognized by the others as their traffickers, for violating article 83 of Law 3386/2005 (Illegal entry into country) and of article 25 of Law 5038/2023 (Facilitation) of articles 45 (Collaboration) and 306 (Report) of the P.C.