The tragedy occurred on a Tuesday afternoon on an out-of-control boat with Immigrants which were under the jurisdiction of Malta when a 4-year-old girl died on board.
At the request of RCC Malta at EKSED under the Ministry of Shipping, the unconscious little girl and accompanying mother were picked up by a naval helicopter 50 nautical miles away. south of Paleochora Crete.
They were taken to the helipad of the Chania hospital, where the attending physicians pronounced the girl dead.
A total of 63 migrants were on board, including a little girl and her mother. The migrants were picked up by the Antigua-Barbuda-flagged BBC PEARL cargo ship bound for Egypt.
According to APE-MPE, they are expected to be transferred to the area of Crete, which is still unknown.
Source: Kathimerini
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