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Sami Quadri

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rescue underway as hundreds of migrants stranded on boat off crete | History Defined

A rescue operation has been launched after a boat with up to 500 migrants on board got into difficulty southwest of Crete.

The Greek coast guard said that passengers on the boat had a made a distress call after drifting into rough seas just after midnight on Monday.

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