The supply ship "Asso Trenta" had rescued around 200 people in international waters and taken on board between Friday evening and Saturday morning, reported the emergency call initiative Alarm Phone on Twitter.
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The merchant ship flying the Italian flag has informed the Italian Coast Guard. "People have fled Libya and must be brought to safety in Europe," tweeted Alarm Phone. In which countries people will find refuge, is not yet clear.
The German "Alan Kurdi" may dock with 88 migrants in southern Italy
Meanwhile, the rescue ship "Alan Kurdi" the German organization Sea-Eye with 88 rescued on board heading towards Taranto. The port of the Apulian city had been assigned to the crew on Friday evening by Italy as a safe haven. According to Sea-Eye, the arrival is expected there on Sunday, eight days after the rescue.
On Friday, there was also a solution for 15 migrants who had taken the ship "Open Arms" of the Spanish aid organization Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean. They were taken on a speedboat to take them to Malta's capital, Valletta, Open Arms said. The organization said it saved six men, two women and seven minors on Tuesday. They threatened to sink and drown, as their dinghy had lost much air and filled with water, it was said.
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