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Ferry chartered to shuttle migrants from hotspot

The Ministry of the Interior has chartered the 'Pietro Novelli', which will shuttle, three times a week, to transfer migrants from Lampedusa in order to lighten the presence of migrants in the reception centers. The 'Pietro Novelli' will remain in service for the entire month of August and September. It should embark, on each trip, about 500 people. The first trip involves the transfer of 200 migrants who, escorted by the police, left the hotspot in the Imbriacola district to arrive in Mazara del Vallo on July 28, 2022. In addition to the 'Pietro Novelli', the 'Diciotti' of the Coast Guard is also in Lampedusa to embark 600 migrants. The Prefecture of Agrigento is working on the urgent transfer plan, in agreement with the Interior Ministry.