The coast guard on Wednesday morning was in the process of escorting a new boat of irregular migrants to the safety of the Golden Coast fishing shelter in Famagusta.
The boat, which had set off from Syria, was spotted off-coast by authorities shortly after 2am and was determined to have on board 17 people, of which13 men, 2 women and 2 minors.
The rescue was reported as challenging due to rough sea conditions.
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