Egyptian ship with illegal immigrants onboard disappears off Greek coast

22/09/2008

ATHENS, Greece -- An Egyptian ship with at least 83 illegal immigrants onboard disappeared off the coast of Greece on Sunday (September 21st). The ship left the coastal town of Damietta, Egypt three days ago and communications were lost a short time later. Authorities are trying to locate the vessel.

Meanwhile, pirates attacked a Greek ship with 19 people onboard, mostly Filipinos, off the coast of Somalia. This is the second such incident in less than a week. A Greek ship with 25 Filipinos onboard was attacked near Somalia on Thursday. (RIA Novosti, AFP - 21/09/08)