Open Arms migrant rescue ship brings 146 to Porto Empedocle

(ANSAmed) - AGRIGENTO, FEBRUARY 16 - The migrant rescue ship Open Arms arrived in Sicily's Porto Empedocle on Tuesday carrying 146 people it had saved in several operations conducted in the Mediterranean Sea.
    It will have to wait until about 100 other people who have finished their quarantine period onboard the Allegra vessel disembark before those it is carrying will be allowed to.
    Those disembarking from the Allegra will be transferred to migrant reception facilities in Italy's Tuscany and Emilia Romagna regions via Catania and Milan.
    Some 130 other people had left the quarantine ship on Monday.
    The migrants rescued by Open Arms, with the exception of minors, will be hosted in the Casteltermini facilities.
    On Tuesday evening, another roughly one hundred migrants are expected to arrive on a ferry in Porto Empedocle from the island of Lampedusa. These people will be transferred onto the Allegra as well.
    In order to ensure that the operations are conducted smoothly, police are present and will be carrying out identification procedures at the same time.(ANSAmed). (ANSA).