Grim news.  Late Saturday night, the wooden vessel  Hasan Reis in the Mediterranean, carrying over 260 passengers, reported to be illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, began to leak in heavy seas and subsequently sank.  The Dutch ship Momentum Scan rescued the survivors and carried them to Corfu.  Twenty two immigrants are dead or missing.

“Hasan Reis” sank, 22 Afghan immigrants died

In west of Corfu investigations began in the early morning hours Sunday to identify 22 Afghan illegal immigrants were killed along with 241 other fellow in a wooden boat which sank.

In west of Corfu investigations began in the early morning hours Sunday to identify 22 Afghan illegal immigrants were killed along with 241 other fellow in a wooden boat which sank.

The immigrants aboard the wooden boat «Hasan Reis» and traveled to Italy, while in intensive blowing winds 6-7 Beaufort. The ship sent out distress signals late Saturday and was 30 nautical miles west of Corfu, where she eventually sank.

Sea tragedy took place 30 nautical miles west of Corfu, on the night Saturday, wooden -possibly Turkish- vessel “Hasan Reis”, carrying 263 illegal Afghan immigrants to Italy, started leaking and eventually broke in two.

The Dutch ship sail near ‘Momentum Scan “rushed to pick the survivors and carried them to the port of Corfu, where he found out 22 passengers were missing.

So far, research on detection, involving C-130, helicopters SUPER PUMA, offshore boat of the Coast and sail near other vessels, have not worked.

Greek officials said that Turkish traffickers are among those rescued and arrested by the Coast.

Thanks to Dirk Bal for passing the article along.