At least 700 immigrants near the island of Crete in Greece with a boat sank on Friday,

according to the International Organization for Migration. Hundreds of boat passengers are still missing. Organization for Migration said in a statement, "drowning off the coast of Crete more people have been rescued from a vessel. The boat leaves at least 700 African migrants are believed to be about. "This is the biggest naval accident Aegean Sea in recent years. In early April off the coast of the island of Samos, four women and a child drowned.