706 migrants saved by Reina Sofia
(B2) 706 migrants were rescued on the high seas on Thursday (May 26) by Frontex ships (Operation Triton) and the Italian Coast Guard.
They are all " safe on board the frigate Reina Sofia » indicates EUNAVFOR Med HQ in Rome.
The Spanish Navy frigate had just joined the European maritime operation in the Mediterranean (Operation Sophia) for only two days.
(update) Relief in the Mediterranean continued over the following days. So the Vega, an Italian navy ship rescued 27 migrants on Friday (May 135) aboard a boat that had half sunk. 45 bodies were recovered. He then joined the port of Reggio Calabria, in Sicily, with a total of 629 migrants on board.
