Call came from a passenger on cargo ship believed to be carrying about 400-600 migrants in the northern Ionian SeaGreece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities received a distress call from someone on board.The ship, the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M, was sailing in poor weather near the tiny island of Othonoi, north-west of Corfu. A merchant marine ministry official said the distress call came from one of the passengers on board the ship, which is believed to be carrying about 400-600 migrants. Continue reading...
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