(MENAFN) On Saturday, Turkish coast guard saved lives of 55 illegal migrants from a drowning rubber ship in the Aegean Sea off the country's southwestern coast.
According to a statement by the Coastal Guard Command, the boat, carrying 52 Syrians, two Palestinians and a Saudi national, suffered engine failure before the rescue guard reached them.
The migrants sailed off from the Turkish coastal province of Aydin heading for nearest Greek islands.
They were transferred to the provincial migration management offices for further investigation measures.
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