12 Migrants Found Dead in Boat South of Crete, Greece

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Greece's coast guard found 12 bodies of migrants in a boat drifting south of the island of Crete. According to the report, a cargo ship flying a Moroccan flag that passed the area rescued 18 migrants alive from the same boat. At the same time, the European Border Agency rescued 87 migrants from two additional boats in the area.

The circumstances of the deaths of the 12 migrants have not yet been determined. Greek authorities said the bodies were found in a boat that carried migrants and that the investigation is ongoing. No further details were released about the identities of the dead or the time of their deaths.

The cargo ship remained in the area until rescue teams arrived, and left the survivors alive for handling by the authorities. The disaster is one of the incidents in which migrants have died at sea near Greece's coasts.