ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

Skip to main content

One person dead, dozens rescued by Greek coast guard in 2 migrant boat incidents

A Greek coastal vessel and other boats search an area between Aegina and the small deserted islet of Moni, southwest of Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Yannis Liakos/InTime News via AP) A Greek coastal vessel and other boats search an area between Aegina and the small deserted islet of Moni, southwest of Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Yannis Liakos/InTime News via AP)
Share
ATHENS, Greece -

A dinghy carrying migrants toward the eastern Greek island of Kos capsized in rough weather overnight, leaving one person dead and 15 others rescued, while dozens more people were rescued from a yacht in southern Greece, the coast guard said Friday.

It said the dinghy was carrying 16 people when it capsized southeast of Kos near the Turkish coast. A coast guard vessel rescued 15 people and pulled an unresponsive woman from the water. Two of the survivors were treated at a hospital.

Separately, another coastguard vessel rescued 78 people from a wooden boat in distress traveling south of the far-southern Greek island of Gavdos, the coast guard said. There were no reports of any injuries or missing people, and the boat’s passengers were being transported to the southern island of Crete.

The rescues came a day after a merchant ship rescued dozens of migrants from a yacht in distress off the southwestern coast of Greece.

The coast guard said about 70 migrants were on the vessel and were being taken to the southern Greek port of Kalamata.

There was no information immediately available on the nationalities of the migrants in any of the incidents.

Typically, smuggling gangs cram dozens of people into yachts, fishing boats or dinghies that leave Turkey for nearby Greek islands or for Italy, traveling through the central Aegean Sea. Each passenger is charged several thousand dollars for the trip.

The route to Italy skirts eastern Aegean waters that are heavily patrolled by Greece’s coast guard.

CTVNews.ca ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

A driver suffered only minor injuries after going airborne in a residential neighbourhood in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Friday, the car eventually landing on its roof in someone’s backyard.

The owners of a North York condominium say they are facing a $70,000 special assessment to fix their building's parking garage. '$70,000 is a lot of money. It makes me very nervous and stressed out of nowhere for this huge debt to come in,' said Ligeng Guo.

Police released the identities of the mother and daughter who were killed after a fire tore through a 160-year-old building in Old Montreal on Friday.

The sentencing of the man who pleaded guilty in the deadly hit-and-run in Kitsilano two years ago began on Friday.

Local Spotlight

Chantal Kreviazuk is set to return to Winnipeg to mark a major milestone in her illustrious musical career.

From the beaches of Cannes to the bustling streets of New York City, a new film by a trio of Manitoba directors has toured the international film festival circuit to much pomp and circumstance.

A husband and wife have been on the road trip of a lifetime and have decided to stop in Saskatchewan for the winter.

The grave of a previously unknown Canadian soldier has been identified as a man from Hayfield, Man. who fought in the First World War.

A group of classic car enthusiasts donated hundreds of blankets to nursing homes in Nova Scotia.

Moving into the second week of October, the eastern half of Canada can expect some brisker fall air to break down from the north

What does New Westminster's təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre have in common with a historic 68,000-seat stadium in Beijing, an NFL stadium and the aquatics venue for the Paris Olympics? They've all been named among the world's most beautiful sports venues for 2024.

The last living member of the legendary Vancouver Asahi baseball team, Kaye Kaminishi, died on Saturday, Sept. 28, surrounded by family. He was 102 years old.

New data from Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley shows a surge in supply and drop in demand in the region's historically hot real estate market.