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| 'Migrant ship' in distress off Corfu | 'Migrant ship' in distress off Corfu |
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| A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants has sent out a distress signal near the Greek island of Corfu, reports say. | A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants has sent out a distress signal near the Greek island of Corfu, reports say. |
| A passenger on the Blue Sky M said there were armed people on board the ship, Greek media reported. | A passenger on the Blue Sky M said there were armed people on board the ship, Greek media reported. |
| The Greek navy has sent a helicopter and a warship to the scene, south of the small island of Othonoi. | |
| The incident comes two days after a fire broke out on a ferry not far away, leaving at least 10 people dead. | The incident comes two days after a fire broke out on a ferry not far away, leaving at least 10 people dead. |
| Resources have been diverted to the cargo ship from the ongoing search near the wreck of the ferry, Norman Atlantic. | Resources have been diverted to the cargo ship from the ongoing search near the wreck of the ferry, Norman Atlantic. |
| Greek coast guard special missions officers were also seen leaving Corfu for the area. | |
| Abrupt turn | |
| The Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M was reportedly heading for the port of Rijeka in Croatia. | |
| But according to tracking website MarineTraffic, the ship abruptly changed direction south of Othonoi on Tuesday morning, heading west towards Italy. | |
| Its last position was reported south-west of Othonoi at 10:52 GMT. | |
| Greek television reports suggested that armed men were on board the boat, previously known as the Bushra Pride. | |
| Weather conditions in the Ionian sea have been poor for several days, hampering the rescue of those on board the Norman Atlantic. | |
| The Greek frigate Navarino had been assisting that rescue operation before being redeployed to deal with the latest incident. |