The Latest: Greek coast guard rescues 113 migrants in Ionian

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo migrants cross the Austrian - Slovenian border in Spielfeld, Austria. Austria was among the first countries in Europe to put out the welcome mat to migrants when the first waves of people fleeing war and poverty reached the continent. Now, its focus is showing them the door. Parliament is set to pass a law stripping denied asylum-seekers of pocket money, food and shelter, potentially leaving them on the street. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna, file) FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo migrants cross the Austrian - Slovenian border in Spielfeld, Austria. Austria was among the first countries in Europe to put out the welcome mat to migrants when the first waves of people fleeing war and poverty reached the continent. Now, its focus is showing them the door. Parliament is set to pass a law stripping denied asylum-seekers of pocket money, food and shelter, potentially leaving them on the street. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna, file)

By Associated Press March 7, 2017 6 min read

BRUSSELS (AP) – The Latest on migration to Europe (all times local):

6:20 p.m.

Greece’s coast guard says 113 migrants have been rescued from a boat that ran into trouble in rough seas in the Ionian off the western coast of Greece.

The migrants were found sailing 32 nautical miles (36 miles; 59 kilometers) west of the islands of Paxos and were picked up by a nearby cargo ship, the coast guard said.

The cargo ship was heading to the western port of Patras, where the migrants would disembark. No information was immediately available on their nationalities or where they had set sail from.