The landings in Lampedusa also continued during the night. 4 boats with 635 migrants on board landed on the island. Shortly before midnight, a patrol boat from the Capitaneria rescued a fishing boat carrying 352 people, of various nationalities, 9 miles from the coast. At the wheel, another patrol boat transshipped, leaving the boat adrift, another 87 men intercepted at 15 miles. At 3:20 am, 101 migrants disembarked, including 10 women and 3 children, who were rescued 12 miles away. At the same time, another 95 immigrants arrived, including 3 women and 5 children. In 24 hours, 20 landings were recorded in Lampedusa for a total of 2,128 people transferred to the hotspot.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the chief of staff of the Libyan Navy said yesterday that the Coast Guard rescued 291 migrants of different nationalities, "African, Arab and Asian" on a dinghy in difficulty off the coast of the country. The note states that the Fezzan patrol boat went immediately to the site after receiving the request for help. "As soon as the rescue operation was completed, the migrants were disembarked at the naval base in Tripoli and all handed over to anti-illegal immigration.
