migrantsicily is a window on the situation of migrants in Sicily. The blog is part of project which monitors the situation and offers intervention in response to the every day and emergency migration politics of the Italian government concerning the flux of refugees from the Maghreb region and Libya.
Mittwoch, 1. August 2012
Lampedusa: rescue by Mazara del Vallo fishing boat
From lampedusaonline. 150 migrants crammed onto a 20 metre boat have been rescued. The Coast Guard's patrol boat called on the assistance of the fishing boat Giovanni Vincenzo to help with the rescue. The weather conditions were quite difficult with a north north-west wind blowing at 20 knots and a force 5 sea. 96 immigrants were boarded onto the fishing boat. There were 24 women, 3 of whom were pregnant and an 18 month old girl. The rest were men. Despite having spent several days at sea, all those aboard were said to be in relatively good health.