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Italian coastguard saves 240 migrants, including newborn

A patrol boat off the Calabrian coast had taken the people on board overnight.

DPA WORLD
Published November 28,2021
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The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 240 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said on Sunday.

A patrol boat off the Calabrian coast had taken the people on board overnight.

Among those saved were 40 minors and a newborn baby, according to the coastguard. The infant had been born on the fishing boat earlier in the day.

A merchant ship and a vessel belonging to the EU border protection agency Frontex were also involved in the rescue.

The operation, which was complicated by poor weather conditions, lasted over 16 hours.