The merchant ship "Asso Trenta" in Porto Empedocle with 232 migrants. A corpse is also on board

2021-02-22T10:05:32.589Z

The Italian merchant ship "Asso Trenta" arrived in Porto Empedocle carrying 232 migrants rescued in the Sicilian channel. In the hold, explained the harbor master of Porto Empedocle, also a corpse. The rough sea slowed navigation and slipped the landing, initially scheduled for yesterday afternoon. Immediately after landing, the required swabs are then transferred to the Allegra quarantine ship. Yesterday 89 migrants landed in Lampedusa, among them 16 women and 12 children; on board was born little Fatima.