Rescue operation underway for 17 passengers after British tourist boat sinks off Greek island
- Britihs-flagged 98ft yacht overturned off the northwest coast of Milos, Greece
- Naval vessels, a helicopter, and an air force helicopter were assisted rescuers
- At least 17 passengers were onboard when the boat sank on Wednesday morning
A rescue operation is underway for 17 passengers after a British tourist boat sank off the Greek island of Milos.
Three naval vessels, two ships, a private vessel, a navy helicopter and an air force helicopter were assisting the rescue operation, the coast guard said.
Officials received a danger signal from the boat this morning after it overturned 16 miles off the northwest coast of Milos.
The circumstances of the accident were not immediately known but it is thought the tourists were on board a British-flagged 30-meter yacht.
Mayor of Milos, Manolis Mikelis, said: ‘We have information for 17 people, we are in the process of collecting people from the sea.
‘At the moment there is wind in the area and it is making a lot of waves, we were told about a yacht. With every reservation, the boat has been overturned.’
It is understood there were no children onboard when the boat sank.
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