Video: Migrants disembarkation cancelled again

An attempt to disembark more migrants from a tanker which rescued them off Malta last Sunday had to be called off again this morning because the swell remained too dangerous for small launches to proceed alongside. A group of 58 of the migrants were...

An attempt to disembark more migrants from a tanker which rescued them off Malta last Sunday had to be called off again this morning because the swell remained too dangerous for small launches to proceed alongside.

A group of 58 of the migrants were disembarked onto AFM launches off Anchor Bay yesterday, but a strong swell prevented the operation from continuing safely.

With sea conditions off Grand Harbour having moderated, the tanker Overseas Primar this morning moved to a point off Grand Harbour and made another attempt to transfer the migrants.

A pregnant migrant was airlifted from the tanker on Monday night.

The tanker had rescued 162 migrants from a 10-metre boat, 59 miles south of Malta.

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