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Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, coast guard says

Reuters

Nov 9 (Reuters) - ‌Greece retrieved the bodies ​of ‌12 dead migrants ‌from a boat sailing ‌off the island of Crete early on ⁠Monday, its ‌coast guard ⁠said.

The coast guard ​rescued 18 people from ​the boat ​about ‌15 nautical miles ​off ⁠the port ‌of Kaloi Limenes and ​dozens ​of others in two other separate incidents ‌off Crete, a coast ‌guard ​official said.

(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by ‌Clarence Fernandez)