(ANSAmed) - PALERMO, MAY 11 - Over 200 migrants who had remained on the Favaloro pier on the island of Lampedusa, where they would have had to spend the night, were transferred before sunrise to the hotspot.
    A strong levant wind is blowing on the island, which on Tuesday morning prevented the arrival of the ferry that was supposed to transfer some of the more than 1,000 migrants at the reception centre to Porto Empedocle.
    The wind is preventing the quarantine ship "Allegra" to dock at Cala Pisana, while a group of 17 migrants was intercepted off the coast of Lampedusa by the Italian Coast Guard, which is escorting the vessel to the port.
    At the current time the Lampedusa hotspot guarantees lodging and assistance to 1,725 people.
    The prefecture of Agrigento has planned the transfer of 80 migrants on Tuesday evening with the commercial ferry Cossydra, which will reach Porto Empedocle at sunrise Wednesday.
    Depending on sea conditions in the Strait of Sicily, another 200 migrants are scheduled to be transferred on Wednesday morning with the ferry Sansovino.
    The quarantine ship "Azzurra" is in the harbour of Lampedusa, with 600 places available, but is blocked in the harbour due to the rough sea.
    It isn't clear whether it will be able to dock at Cala Pisana in the coming hours.
    The prefecture of Agrigento is coordinating all of the operations and initiatives, together with law enforcement, to face the emergency tied to the new wave of migrant landings on the island.(ANSAmed).