An inflatable boat with 25 irregular migrants was spotted north of Akamas in the early morning hours on Thursday.
According to police, the seven-metre vessel carried five women, six children and 14 men.
It was spotted about six nautical miles north of Akamas penisula, around 40 minutes after midnight.
Despite reports that the boat was expected to be directed to Latchi harbour in Polis Chrysochous, police said the coast guard operation was still ongoing.
As of 8.30am on Thursday, police said the vessel was 1.5 nautical miles from the coast.
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