A French Navy corvette has reached
Italy's Brindisi port and will join the EU's Triton patrol and
rescue mission as of Tuesday, sources said Monday.
The vessel is taking a medical team and a Finance Guard
officer on board prior to joining the EU mission, whose stated
intent is to rescue migrants in distress as they make the
dangerous crossing from Libya on unseaworthy boats.
The 80-meter corvette has capacity for up to 100 people,
the sources said.
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