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Sam Elliott-Gibbs & Charlotte Hadfield

Rescue operation underway after British tourist ship sinks off Greek island

A major rescue operation was launched for 17 passengers after a British tourist ship sunk off a Greek Island.

The boat overturned in the sea northwest of Milos on Thursday, the Mirror Online reports.

The coast guard said several vessels and a navy helicopter were assisting the rescue operation.

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According to ERT, all of the passengers are now safe.

The Ministry of Shipping said a danger signal was sent from the 30-meter yacht.

Mayor of Milos, Manolis Mikelis, said: "We have information for 17 people, we are in the process of collecting people from the sea.

"At the moment there is wind in the area and it is making a lot of waves, we were told about a yacht.

The circumstances of the accident are not yet known.

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