Lampedusa, Coastguard rescues 74 immigrants

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The migrants were travelling aboard a dinghy when they raised the alarm via satellite phone. Two patrol boats went out to the stricken vessel. They took the migrants aboard and brought them in to safety.

from Agrigentonotizie
The 74 migrants who were rescued today approximately 45 miles off Lampedusa, arrived safely on the island aboard two of the coastguard’s patrol boats. The migrants were travelling aboard a dinghy when they raised the alarm via satellite phone. Two patrol boats went out to the stricken vessel. They took the migrants aboard and brought them in to safety.
http://www.agrigentonotizie.it/cronaca/sbarco-74-immigrati-lampedusa-4-ottobre-2012.html

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