VALLETTA - A total of 56 would-be immigrants have been rescued off Malta brought to shore in two separate operations.
VALLETTA - A total of 56 would-be immigrants have been rescued off Malta brought to shore in two separate operations.
In the first rescue early yesterday morning, the owner of a tanker alerted Maltese officials that his crew had come across a group of Africans on board a rickety boat who were asking for fuel and food.
A Maltese rescue vessel was dispatched to the scene, bringing 26 would-be immigrants, including two women to shore.
In a second rescue operation 30 men were initially picked up by an Italian fishing boat 40 nautical miles south of Malta. - Sapa-dpa
56 people rescued from sea
VALLETTA - A total of 56 would-be immigrants have been rescued off Malta brought to shore in two separate operations.
VALLETTA - A total of 56 would-be immigrants have been rescued off Malta brought to shore in two separate operations.
In the first rescue early yesterday morning, the owner of a tanker alerted Maltese officials that his crew had come across a group of Africans on board a rickety boat who were asking for fuel and food.
A Maltese rescue vessel was dispatched to the scene, bringing 26 would-be immigrants, including two women to shore.
In a second rescue operation 30 men were initially picked up by an Italian fishing boat 40 nautical miles south of Malta. - Sapa-dpa