A Ukraine-flagged vessel with 65 migrants on board was intercepted early Tuesday morning by a port authority patrol boat in western Greece, the Greek media outlet Ekathimerini has reported.

"Three foreign nationals, aged 32, 30 and 37, were arrested on people smuggling charges. Two more suspects were arrested – a 36-year-old Greek and a 37-year-old foreign national, who were the driver and co-driver of a truck that was waiting to collect the migrants on the shore," it says.

Interfax-Ukraine agency does not have official information on this incident.