Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas, a Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship, rescued 77 migrants from an overloaded sailboat in the Ionian Sea on August 5-6, 2024.
The Hellenic Coast Guard diverted the ship en route from Civitavecchia to Santorini after a Maltese-flagged cargo ship reported the distressed vessel approximately 129 miles southwest of Pylos.
The rescue operation commenced early August 06, 2024, morning, when the Odyssey of the Seas, a...