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1. The Greek Coast Guard rescue nearly 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies trying to cross from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents.
   2023-08-19 14:03:16 (First version)
2. The Greek Coast Guard rescue 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies attempting to cross from Turkey to the eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents.
   2023-08-19 22:03:23 (Update)
3. The Greek Coast Guard rescues 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents.
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