Rescue of new migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

(B2) The German frigate Hessen came to the aid of three inflatable boats in distress, Thursday (May 14), in the Mediterranean, announces the Bundeswehr. The crew managed to take a total of 294 people on board.

For its part, the flagship of the British Navy, the HMS Bulwark came to the aid of four ship in distress about 40 miles off the coast of Libya on Wednesday (May 13). Each inflatable boat " transported around 100 migrants, including a number of pregnant women and children “says a press release from the Royal Navy. About 225 people were picked up initially and 220 later on the morning of the 13th. On the same day, HMS Bulwark collected 150 other migrants picked up by the MV Phoenix, vessel chartered by NGOs (Médecins Sans Frontières et MOAS Migrant Offshore Aid Station). 

(NGV)