ATHENS, Dec 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported. In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency. Earlier about 30 people were moved onto a Frontex European frontier agency boat, about 25 nautical miles from Gavdos. Some 39 people on a rubber dinghy were rescued on Thursday just south of Crete. The sea between Turkey and Greece and Libya to Greece are popular routes for undocumented migrants trying to reach Europe.
