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Italian Coast Guard Rescues Migrants Off Libya
[AnNahar] Italia's coasties said on Wednesday it had rescued nearly 100 The coasties said the inflatable boat was spotted by aircraft on Tuesday afternoon in the Libyan Search and Rescue (SAR) zone, "without an engine and half deflated." "The Libyan authority responsible for search and rescue activities at sea did not take over the coordination of the rescue operations due to the lack of naval resources," the coasties said in a statement. The coasties then informed Maltese authorities, whose search and rescue zone is close to that of Libya. It said it also alerted Gibraltar, as a supply vessel flying the Gibraltar flag was nine nautical miles from the dinghy, as well as French authorities due to a Total oil platform in the area. La Belle France replied there were no French-flagged vessels in the Libyan area of responsibility, it said. "The Italian coasties, amid the persistent silence of the Maltese and Gibraltar authorities, then took over the coordination of the rescue," the coasties said, sending a vessel to rescue the people. The 84 The reception center on the island is already overcrowded with More than 300 people, mainly Tunisians, arrived in Lampedusa during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday on board 13 boats. On Monday night, Malta's coasties rescued a group of 94  ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men..., Malta health authorities said. Related: Lampedusa: 2020-07-25 New wave of boat migrants overwhelms southern Italian island Lampedusa: 2019-11-25 Bodies of seven migrants on capsized boat found off Italy Lampedusa: 2019-10-15 EU silent over growing calls from migrant rescue vessels Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-31 |
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