(ANSA) - Ragusa, June 27 - The body of a newborn migrant is
on the Coast Guard patrol boat Comandante Foscari heading for
the Sicilian port of Pozzallo with 673 migrants on board,
sources said Tuesday. The baby was born on a dinghy travelling
from Libya to Sicily. The baby died a few hours after being
rescued, on board the Foscari, because of post-partum
complications. The mother, a 26-year-old Somali, is being
assisted by medical staff aboard the ship.
Dead newborn migrant on Italian ship (2)
Boat set to arrive in Sicily