Greek navy heads to ship near Corfu after distress signal sent

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Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities received a distress call from someone on board the ship, authorities said.

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The ship, the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M, was sailing in poor weather near the tiny island of Othonoi, northwest of Corfu. Authorities said the distress call had come from one of the passengers on board.

The ship is believed to be carrying about 600 migrants and to be heading for Croatia.

#Greece | Update on distressed ship off Corfu: It's registered in Moldova &was headed to Rijeka Croatia. Greek Coast Guard heli headed there

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