Two more bodies of migrants were collected from the sea following the sinking of a vessel off the southern part of Folegandros island on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day another body was pulled from the sea and transferred to Santorini.

An unknown number of migrants were on the boat that was trying to make its way from Turkey to the Italian coast. A total of 12 migrants - 7 men, 1 woman, and 4 teenagers - were rescued by the Port Authority. Those rescued were found on an auxiliary boat to the one that sank.

The number of passengers ranged from 30 to 50, according to migrants rescued, while only 2 of the 12 were wearing life jackets.

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