Maritime police on Tuesday intercepted a boat with three migrants on board, including a minor, which was in the Mediterranean Sea about 15 kilometers south of the Italian island of Pantelleria.
Marine police officers are on a mission to Italy as part of Frontex’s Operation THEMIS, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) said in a statement.
While on patrol on Tuesday morning and after being alerted by the Italian Coast Guard about the existence of a vessel with migrants on board, Marine Police units immediately arrived at the scene, intercepting the vessel with three people on board. including a minor who showed signs of heatstroke and dehydration, the same source said.
“The Maritime Police rescued and delivered three people for security reasons to the port of Pantelleria, where the Italian authorities were waiting for them,” AMN reports.
Since June 14, the Maritime Police has been participating in Operation FEMIS, which is its sixth participation in the mission, the purpose of which is “to control and monitor the Italian and external maritime borders of the European Union, in the fight against border crossings.” frontier crime.
Since 2017, when she began participating in Operation Themis, the Naval Police have carried out more than 500 missions, also detailed in the AMN press release.
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