Navy: the Cigala Fulgosi and Grecale ships of the Mare Safe device yesterday rescued 5 boats in the Sicilian Channel

(To Marina Militare)
02/08/16

Yesterday the patrolman Cigala Fulgosi (photo) and the frigate Grecale of the aeronaval device Safe Sea have completed 5 relief operations in the southern Mediterranean rescuing 561 people.

The patrol Brilliant he intervened to the rescue of a rubber dinghy and a small wooden boat recovering 161 migrants. He later embarked other 136 migrants rescued by the German ship Dates.

The frigate Grecale he rescued three rubber dinghies, recovering in total 400 migrants later transferred to the patrol boat Brilliant.

Ship Brilliant with 697 migrants on board direct to Reggio Calabria to proceed with the disembarkation of migrant relief.

Ship Vega this morning in Messina the 734 migrants recovered during the last weekend in the waters of the Channel of Sicily from the ships of the Navy and from the ship will land in Messina this morning Topaz Responder NGO MOAS.