A vessel landed in Chios in December 2017. More than half of the migrants that arrived on that vessel were woman and children. In addition, there were 11 medical cases confirmed.
Among the medical cases, there was one pregnant woman and migrants with asthma, cancer, diabetes and tachycardia.
SAR case number: Landing
SAR organisation: SMH
Date of SAR (UTC): 26/12/2017
Source of first information for the NGO: Greek Coast guard
Vessels
Number of migrant boats: 1
Type of migrant boat(s): Unknown
Number of people on board per boat: 54
Other vessels in the vicinity (e.g. unidentified / cargo / aircrafts): Unknown
Actors involved (by asset / institution type): Greek Coast guard; CESRT
Location
Region of Mediterranean: Eastern Mediterranean
Position(s) of vessel(s) in distress at the time of SAR request:
Location description: Territorial waters of Greece
Approximate distance from coast line: Unknown
Position(s) of rescue(s) at the time of SAR operation(s):
Location description: Territorial waters of Greece
Approximate distance from coast line: Unknown
Survivors
Total number of survivors: 54
Number of identified (accompanied) children: 12
Number of identified unaccompanied minors: 0
Number of identified pregnant women: 2
Number of identified medical evacuation cases: 0
Fatalities
Total number of confirmed deaths: 0
Estimated number of dead / missing persons: 0