The Americans always respond!
(BRUSSELS2) THEUSS Gravely (DDG 107), intervened to rescue migrants in distress in the Mediterranean, at the request of Greece and Italy, indicates the HQ of the American 6th Fleet (Europe and Africa), based in Naples. The vessel was just 75 miles from the distressed fishing vessel when the request for assistance was made. He arrived in the area around 20 p.m., Monday (28) and sent a team aboard an inflatable boat to assess the buoyancy of this 28-meter fishing boat and determine if there are any specific needs. The boat was seaworthy. But the destroyer remained nearby overnight as a precaution until an Italian ship arrived. The Nave Dattilo (CP 903) took over in the morning, taking care of around 120 men, women and children. These refugees would come from Eritrea and Syria, via Libya.
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