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01 July 202043 people have been rescued by the ship "Ionian Sea" of the Mediterranean NGO Saving Humans. It is now located in the port of Augusta, a place assigned by the Coast Guard maritime rescue coordination center.

Lampedusa
Last night, however, Sos Mediterranee's Ocean Viking rescued 16 people who were aboard a fiberglass boat 40 miles south of Lampedusa. The rescue took place under Maltese coordination. There were 180 people on the ship. In Lampedusa in the last hours there have been 11 mini landings that have seen the arrival on the island of 116 migrants rescued by the men of the Guardia di Finanza and the Harbor Master's Office. At the Contrada Imbriacola hotspot there are currently 209 people. In the next few days 80 migrants will be transferred by ferry to Porto Empedocle.

Marettimo
Second mini landing in a week in Marettimo the most distant of the Egadi, in the province of Trapani. After 10 people arrived, 9 Tunisians arrived aboard a rubber dinghy last night. They are all adults. The dinghy was spotted by the Carabinieri and the harbor master. To cross the boat also some fishermen of the island.    

For the nine Tunisians, who spent the night in the oratory premises, sanitation has already been arranged by the Municipality of Favignana. The Carabinieri intervened by providing personal protective equipment. Now they are traveling to Trapani and, after identification, they will be hosted in the hotspot of the Milo district.

Sardinia
There is also a 5 year old girl, accompanied by her father, among the 17 Algerians who landed last night in Sant'Antioco, in southern Sardinia. They were traveling on a small boat intercepted by a patrol boat of the Guardia di Finanza. The Algerians were blocked and transported to the port of Sant'Antioco where the police were waiting for them. After the medical visits and identifications, they were transferred to the Monastir first reception center where they will remain in quarantine. In recent days there had been many landings: 100 Algerians in 24 hours.