Turkish Coast Guard rescues 51 irregular migrants, detains 13 others off coast of Izmir province
Turkish Coast Guard rescues 51 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea, while search operations continue in Canakkale where irregular migrants went missing after their rubber boat sank
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 51 irregular migrants and detained 13 others off the coast of Izmir province.
According to a statement released on Wednesday on the Coast Guard's website, two rubber boats carrying irregular migrants off the coast of Urla and Dikili districts experienced engine failure.
They requested assistance, causing them to drift.
After receiving the distress call, Coast Guard boats were immediately dispatched.
Coast guard teams successfully rescued 51 irregular migrants from the rubber boats, including two children.
In the Tepecik area of Seferihisar district, a coast guard special operations team responded to reports of a group of irregular migrants and apprehended 13 migrants, including one child.
After the necessary procedures were carried out, the irregular migrants were taken to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.
Operations continue in Edirne and Canakkale too
Security forces conducted operations in the Lalapasa and Uzunkopru districts to intercept groups attempting to cross the border, identifying 34 irregular migrants of Moroccan and Pakistani nationality.
Additionally, nine irregular migrants were arrested in the Musabeyli village of the Edirne province while attempting to cross the border through illegal means.
Meanwhile, search operations continue into the 7th day in the waters off Eceabat district in Canakkale, where irregular migrants went missing after their rubber boat sank.
According to a statement from the Canakkale Governorate, the Coast Guard Western Marmara Group Command is coordinating search and rescue efforts in the waters off Eceabat.
The search and rescue operations involve cooperation among the gendarmerie, police, medical teams, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and Port Authority.
Source: Newsroom
