Dozens rescued in joint Coast Guard-NGO ship operation. 59 people on a boat in distress some 43 miles south of Lampedusa.
NGO, Mediterranea Saving Humans, said its Mare Jonio ship stabilized the overcrowded boat, handed out life jackets and helped transfer migrants to an Italian Coast Guard patrol boat. The rescued people included two pregnant women, the NGO said. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA. (see related story)