Maritime police rescued six migrants on a boat in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Pantelleria this Monday, Portuguese police said, having intercepted more than 400 people in this situation since June.
The Maritime Police, which is on a mission in the Mediterranean as part of Operation Themis by the European agency FRONTEX, received a warning this Monday morning about the existence of a ship with migrants on board, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) explained. .), in a press release.
“Upon arrival at the scene, they intercepted a ship with six people on board: four men and two women. Maritima rescued him and transported him for security reasons to the port of Pantelleria, where the Italian authorities were waiting for him,” explained the AMN.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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