One dead and dozens rescued by Greek coast guard in migrant boat incidents

A coast guard vessel rescued 15 people and pulled an unresponsive woman from the water

A search and rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble off the coast of the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, Greece on September 23. Picture: AP Photo/Michael Svarnias

A dinghy carrying migrants towards the eastern Greek island of Kos capsized in rough weather overnight, leaving one person dead, while dozens more people were rescued from a yacht in southern Greece, the coast guard said.

It said the dinghy was carrying 16 people when it capsized south east of Kos near the Turkish coast.