The Geo Barents migrant rescue ship
operated by Doctors Without Borders was navigating towards the
Adriatic port of Ravenna in the northern region of Emilia
Romagna on Friday after rescuing 336 migrants and refugees from
three boats in distress in the Libyan search and rescue zone.
On Thursday evening, the crew rescued two groups of 121 and 100
people, and on Friday morning a third group of 115.
The ship is expected to dock in Ravenna on Tuesday evening or
Wednesday morning.
Separately on Friday, 106 migrants and refugees disembarked from
the Sea Eye in the southern Puglia city of Brindisi following
rescue in waters south of Lampedusa.
The group included a pregnant woman and 40 minors, of whom two,
a 13-year-old boy from Guinea and a 14-year-old boy from mali
arrived alone.
They were all reported to be in good health.
Instead the Ocean Viking operated by SOS Mediteranée was
scheduled to arrive in the Puglia regional capital of Bari on
Saturday at 12 am carrying 244 people rescued in the Libyan Sar
area.
The group includes 18 unaccompanied minors, eight women, two of
whom are pregnant, and two disabled people.
Some will remain in reception facilities in Puglia, while others
will be transferred to Calabria.
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