A woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy and three children are among the 14 immigrants rescued by the Larnaca KSED late Sunday afternoon (12/5).
On 12 May 2019 at 15:38, the Larnaca KSED received an emergency emergency call from a merchant ship, which located a small boat sailing unmanned with a large number of passengers, in the sea area South of Cape Greco (approximately 29NM).
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Therefore, the KSED immediately activated the National Special Search and Rescue Plan "NEARCHOS", sending to the area a boat of the Port and Maritime Police with nursing staff of the Ambulance Service of the State Health Services, while placing on the alert .
The rescue was finally completed at 20:40 by the Akato of the Port and Maritime Police which gathered a total of 14 people (10 men, 1 woman in advanced stage of pregnancy and 3 children), who were transported safely to the Port of Larnaca.
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