Thirty-five migrants have been stranded since yesterday on the islet of Lampione.
Yesterday, a patrol boat from the Captaincy repeatedly tried to approach to embark the group, which should include a pregnant woman, but the high waves did not allow rescue.
Since this morning, the men of the Coast Guard have been trying again to approach the coast of the smallest of the Pelagie islands.
The police gave the soldiers of the patrol boat some food to be thrown at the migrants if they were not yet able to bring them to safety.