Maltese-registered cruise ship rescues over a hundred migrants near Greece

A Maltese-registered cruise ship sailing close to the Greek mainland has rescued more than a hundred migrants, the country’s coast guard said on Sunday.

The migrants were picked up by the Marella Discovery, an 11-deck luxury liner equipped with swimming pools, a casino and a theater.

The migrants’ boat was found in distress on Saturday evening, some 74 kilometers off Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula.

Of the 111 people on board, 33 were children. The passengers were taken to the Greek port of Kalamata.

Two of the migrant boat’s operators were arrested.

 

Via DW/Stern/ Maritime Executive

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