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NGO ship rescued 196 migrants

The 'Ocean Viking' has 196 boat people on the morning of Juyl 30 during two rescue operations off the coast of Libya. Among them were nine unaccompanied minors and one woma. Most of the rescued people were coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt and Sudan. On the morning, an overloaded wooden boat was intercepted with 96 people on board, and a second boat with 100 people on board was found a little later. The Italian authorities have designated Ancona, which is almost 1,500 kilometers from the intervention zone, as a safe port of call. Report with photo: https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr/monde/migrants/le-navire-ambulance-ocean-viking-de-sos-mediterranee-secourt-196-personnes-au-large-de-la-libye-1c5dbe68-4e7f-11ef-a7c4-aadce4c8cac1

Four human trafficers arrested

Four human smugglers were on board the 'Ocean Viking', which docked in Naples on the morning of July 20 with 55 migrants on board, who have been rescued in two separate interventions in the Maltese SAR zone. The human trafficers were identified by the mobile team of the Naples prefecture which arrested them. All four are accused of promoting illegal immigration. The validation hearing before the Naples judge of liberties was scheduled for the coming days.

55 migrants rescued in two missions

The 'Ocean Viking' has rescued 55 people, including two unaccompanied minors and four children under the age of 14, on the night from July 17 to July 18 during two rescue operations off the Maltese coast. The migrants were mainly from Syria. The Italian authorities have designated the port of Naples to disembark the people, which the 'Ocean Viking' should reach on the morning of July 20. One of the people rescued had a broken ankle and had to be lifted onto the 'Ocean Viking' using a stretcher”, several other were suffering from fuel burns and prolonged exposure to sun.