AFM coordinates immigrants' rescue to Lampedusa

Fourteen illegal immigrants were rescued by the Italian authorities while drifting some 34 nautical miles south-south-east of Lampedusa because they did not have fuel to continue their journey. The immigrants - 13 men and a woman, were in good health...

July 29, 2009| Times of Malta 1 min read
Times of MaltaTimes of Malta

Fourteen illegal immigrants were rescued by the Italian authorities while drifting some 34 nautical miles south-south-east of Lampedusa because they did not have fuel to continue their journey.

The immigrants - 13 men and a woman, were in good health and were taken to Lampedusa. Their nationalities are not yet known.

The operation was coordinated by the Armed Forces of Malta, which is the search-and-rescue authority for the area. Its Italian counterpart at the Ministry of Transport in Rome alerted the Luqa Barracks' operations centre to the immigrants' plight.

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