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by Niels Frenzen | 12 Jun 2011 · 04:24
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Icelandic Coast Guard Rescues Disabled Migrant Boat Near Crete

An Icelandic patrol boat participating in Frontex Joint Operation Poseidon in the eastern Mediterranean rescued approximately 93 migrants from a disable vessel near Crete.  One media report indicated the passengers may be Egyptian.

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Tagged as Crete, Egypt, Frontex, Greece, Iceland, Icelandic Coast Guard, Joint Operation Poseidon, Maritime Interdiction, Rescue at Sea

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