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Frontex and Coast Guard searching for boat off Othoni Island

Othoni
18 Oct 2019 / 06:05

CORFU. Search in progress following call to European emergency number 112.

The Coast Guards has been searching for a boat off Othoni Island since Thursday night following a call to the European 112 emergency number at 21:45.

According to APE-MPE, there are 38-40 immigrants on board the boat. Two Coast Guard patrol boats are taking part in the search along with a Frontex patrol boat and helicopter. Weather conditions are fine.