A ship carrying 60 illegal immigrants sank in the southeastern waters of the Greek island of Crete on the 3rd. Currently, only 1 person has been rescued, and the whereabouts of 59 people are unknown. The Greek Coast Guard said in a statement issued on the 5th that search and rescue operations are continuing. The Greek Coast Guard said the 23-year-old Bangladeshi man was rescued on the 4th on a small uninhabited island not far from the town of Yelapetra in Crete and then taken to hospital. According to this survivor, all the people on board fell into the water. As of the 5th, no other people on board had been found.

A ship carrying 60 illegal immigrants sank in the southeastern waters of the Greek island of Crete on the 3rd. Currently, only 1 person has been rescued, and the whereabouts of 59 people are unknown. The Greek Coast Guard said in a statement issued on the 5th that search and rescue operations are continuing. The Greek Coast Guard said the 23-year-old Bangladeshi man was rescued on the 4th on a small uninhabited island not far from the town of Yelapetra in Crete and then taken to hospital. According to this survivor, all the people on board fell into the water. As of the 5th, no other people on board had been found.