Coast Guard launches SAR op off Sicily

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 10 - The Italian Coast Guard on Friday sent out a vessel to rescue a migrant boat in distress approximately 130 miles from the southern Sicilian coastal town of Pozzallo. The boat could be the one flagged earlier by Alarm Phone allegedly carrying around 500 people.
    The prefect's offices in Siracusa, Catania and Messina have reportedly been put on stand by to provide reception for the rescued refugees and migrants. (ANSA).