ATHENS, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Greek Coast Guard forces have retrieved the bodies of six refugees and rescued another three after a boat capsized off the coast of Agathonissi island in the Aegean Sea, local media reported Saturday.
A rescue operation is underway for more survivors, as the number of persons on the boat which had sailed from the Turkish shores was still unclear, reported Efimerida ton Syntakton, or Editors' Journal.