A private boat rescued 56 migrants and refugees that were on a dinghy, south of the island of Astypalea.
The foreign nationals that had called earlier the European number 112 are being transferred, accompanied by a Frontex vessel, to the port of Kos.
Meanwhile, 81 migrants and refugees that were on a dinghy and disembarked at a beach on Samos were located and rescued by coast guard officers.