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OceanViking rescues 244 migrants including pregnant women,minors
244 migrants including pregnant women, and unaccompanied minors have been rescued by Oceanviking.
The people were rescued in three different operations.
122 people were rescued in the first operation, 106 in the second and 16 in the third bringing the total to 244.
A statement by SOS Mediterranee International said: “During the night, @SOSMedIntl first rescued 122 people, incl. 8 unaccompanied minors, from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Libyan SRR, under instructions of a Libyan patrol vessel. Some survivors suffer from chronic diseases.”
Around midday, it said “an overcrowded double deck wooden boat was spotted in the intl. waters off Libya from the bridge lookout. Under Italian coordination, the #OceanViking team rescued 106 people, including 8 women, 2 being pregnant & 4 children.
“While @SOSMedIntl fast rescue boats were still on the water, #Colibri2 spotted an unseaworthy fiberglass boat, 14NM away. 16 survivors were rescued, under Italian coordination.
“There are 244 survivors on #OceanViking. The Italian authorities assigned Bari as a Place of Safety.”