A joint operation between the MareJonio, a vessel of the Mediterranean NGO, and a Coast Guard patrol boat made it possible to rescue 59 people, including 2 pregnant women, who were on a vessel in difficulty because it was overcrowded.
The rescue, according to the NGO Mediterranea, took place 43 miles south of Lampedusa.
The Mare Jonio Rescue Team stabilized the boat in danger, distributed life jackets and transferred the first castaways to the Italian Coast Guard patrol boat.
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