ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s coast guard on Friday rescued dozens of migrants whose boat ran aground on a deserted islet off southwestern Greece, while another boat landed on the Aegean Sea resort island of Mykonos, well west of the normal migrant route.

The coast guard said the first vessel appeared to have been carrying migrants trying to clandestinely reach Italy from Greece. It hit rocks on Sapientza, off the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese, and took on water. All 67 people on board the 27-foot wooden craft were picked up safe.

Another 36 people, including seven children, landed Friday on a remote beach on Mykonos.

Separately, government figures showed 261 migrants or refugees arrived on eastern Greek islands in the 24 hours from Thursday morning to Friday morning.

CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian official says experts hunting for the missing Malaysian airliner are attempting to define a new search area by studying where in the Indian Ocean the first piece of wreckage recovered from the lost Boeing 777 – a wing flap – most likely drifted from after the disaster that claimed 239 lives.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau chief commissioner Greg Hood said this week that officials are planning the next phase of the deep sea sonar search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

A new search would require a new funding commitment, with Malaysia, Australia and China agreeing in July that the search will be suspended once the current vast expanse southwest of Australia is exhausted.

Associated Press