An alarm was sounded earlier in Milos after the news of a boat sinking with 17 passengers in the sea area off the island.
The salvation of people from aboard a yacht with a British flag is in progress.
The incident happened -according to the Coast Guard- 16 nautical miles northwest of Milos, near the Falconera shoals while winds of 4-5 Beaufort prevail in the area.
Four vessels, two Coast Guard helicopters, a Navy ship, an Air Force helicopter and other vessels immediately sailed to the area.
As the spokesperson of the Ministry of Shipping Nikos Kokkalas stated to ERT the incident involves a 30 meter yacht and the collection of people by a passenger ship has begun. As Mr. Kokkalas said, they themselves sounded the danger signal and stated that everyone is in good health.
Μετά τη sold out συναυλία στο Λυκαβηττό, τα αγαπημένα τραγούδια του Θάνου Μικρούτσικου ταξιδεύουν στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Την Παρασκευή 4 Σεπτεμβρίου στη Μονή Λαζαριστών