Off the port of Ierapetra has cast anchor the cargo ship flying the flag of Kiribati found Tuesday drifting rudderless 30 nautical miles southeast of Crete, after mechanical damage.
The 700 irregular migrants on board that will be transferred in groups ashore in boats.
In Baris ship have moved doctors, accompanied by members of the Coast Guard and police for initial screening of immigrants, to provide them with first aid and to check whether show signs of a contagious disease.
Irregular migrants, after crossing from medical supervision, should be accommodated in the gymnasium "Mark Foniadakis" Ierapetra.
While aboard the ship has been provided to irregular migrants water and dry food and super puma helicopter received from Baris a pregnant and transferred to University Hospital of Heraklion.
Towing the ship took the frigate Hydra, under adverse weather conditions, due to very strong winds and wave heights of over two meters, at a speed of 3.4 miles an hour.
Despite initial estimates were for African migrants as a destination were Italy, he found that the ship had sailed from Turkey, namely Mersin, and immigrants from Syria.
As stated Greek officials rescue is one of the most difficult in recent years. Around the wayward ship rushed Tuesday four merchant ships and frigate "HYDRA". By air attempting a super puma helicopter. For good coordination of business, rescuer had landed by helicopter to the ship, where panic prevailed.
O General Secretary of the Ministry of Public Order, Seraphim choke which went to Ierapetra undertook to coordinate the efforts of hosting migrants and held a meeting with the municipality bodies for the effective management of the whole situation.