The Ocean Viking, a migrant
rescue ship run by Doctors without Borders (MSF) and SOS
Mediterranée, on Tuesday rescued another 34 people, bringing the
number of migrants on board up to 84.
The newcomers include one pregnant woman and a on-year-old
child.
The 34 were picked up from a sailing boat, the Josefa.
The Josefa was in difficulty after sea conditions worsened.
It is unclear whether the Ocean Viking will now head for
Italy or Malta.
SOS Mediterranée said it had requested a place of safety and
Libya had offered one, but the NGO refused it saying Libya was
far from safe.
The new Italian government has indicated it may break with
the previous government's policy of closing ports to NGO run
migrant rescue ships.
New Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese was keeping a low
profile while Premier Giuseppe Conte stressed the migration
problem had to be addressed at an EU level.
SOS Mediterranèe is made up of groups from Germany, France,
Italy and Switzerland.
Based in Marseille, it collaborates with MSF.
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