The Greek coast guard rescued 30 migrants on Monday, September 14 from a shipwreck off the eastern coast of Crete and continued their research, according to port authorities.
A passenger from the stranded boat called the emergency number for help.
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The immediate rescue operation helped locate the migrant boat which sank 12 nautical miles east of Crete by winds of 7 Beaufort.
Thirty people were taken out of the water alive but the search continued after dark, as authorities did not know the exact number of people initially on the boat.
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