More than 80 migrants were picked up south of the Mediterranean island of Crete on Friday, according to local media citing the Greek coastguard. The coastguard located a 15-metre boat with 85 people on board about 50 nautical miles (93 kilometres) south of Crete. The boat was drifting due to engine failure. The Greek radio station ERTnews reported that the passengers were first picked up by a tanker and then handed over to the coastguard. All were reported to be safe and well. The number of migrants attempting to cross from Libya to Greece inside the EU has recently increased, with smuggling g…