Quelle: WorldNews

Le Eithne rescues 113 migrants north of Libya

At 5pm today, the Le Eithne successfully located and rescued a small craft with 113 persons on board that was in distress 40 km north of Tripoli, Libya.a Acting on information received from the Italian Marine Rescue Coordination Centre, a rubber inflatable craft was located within the area being patrolled by the Le Eithne. Rescue operations and transfer of migrants began at 5 pm and were completed by 8pm, a total of 113 men, women and children were rescued by the Le Eithne and transferred to an Italian ship for onward passage to a port of safety.