CYPRUS RESCUE MISSION FOR 300 STRANDED IN BOAT OFF PAPHOS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 25, 2014, 10:43

Cypriot officials say the boat had most likely set sail from Syria

Some 300 people, thought to be Syrian refugees, have been rescued by a cruise ship off Cyprus after their boat ran into trouble in rough seas.

They were taken aboard the ship, Salamis Filoxenia, Limassol port master Girgos Pouros said. All are said to be in good health.

Most of the people on the small fishing boat that sent a distress signal were women and children.

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