The German aid organizations Sea-Eye and Mission Lifeline have rescued a total of 325 people from distress in the central Mediterranean during several missions. The ships are on Tuesday night Sea-Eye 4 and Rise Above had been called to a boat with migrants, announced both organizations on Tuesday evening. Then the volunteers set out for other boats in distress. In the end, the crew had the Sea-Eye 4 325 people were taken on board from five boats. Some had injuries, dozens needed medical treatment, Sea-Eye said. Because the Rise Above is smaller, she stayed with the castaways and waited for help to arrive. According to the organization, their capacity on board would be 80 to 130 people. The private organization SOS Mediterranée previously announced that it had rescued more than 40 people from distress in the central Mediterranean. The crew took the boat with the migrants about 200 meters from their ship on Tuesday night Ocean Viking discovered away in the dark, the organization said. Four women and five minors were among those rescued. In the afternoon, during a second rescue, the volunteers brought more than 90 people on board whose inflatable boat had lost air. SOS Mediterranée explained that there were 139 people on board. On Tuesday night, almost 120 Afghan migrants also reached the port of Portopalo di Capo Passero on the southern tip of the Italian island of Sicily, according to the Ansa news agency. The police picked up the people. According to investigators, they may have cast off from Greece or Turkey.
Mediterranean Sea – Hundreds of Migrants Saved – Politics
