The more than 400 migrants on board the "Sea-Watch 3" have left the rescue ship in the port of Pozzallo in Sicily.

The Sea Watch organization announced on Twitter on Sunday that the people rescued from distress at sea were safely brought ashore.

Around half of the total of 406 people on board were able to leave the ship on Saturday, the rest followed on Sunday.

There were no incidents during the action, a Sea-Watch spokeswoman told the Evangelical Press Service (epd) on Sunday.

About a week ago, the crew of the “Sea-Watch 3” rescued a total of 412 people from distress off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean during seven rescue missions.

Several people have already been allowed to leave the ship in the past few days due to health problems, including two pregnant women.

"Sea-Eye 4" has broken off

The rescue ship "Sea-Eye 4" set out for its third mission after weeks of preparation in Palermo, as the Regensburg sea rescue organization Sea-Eye announced on Saturday evening.

The "Sea-Eye 4" is an alliance ship that is largely financed by the civil sea rescue alliance United4Rescue, which was initiated by the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

It calls on the future federal government to reverse migration policy.

In the past, private sea rescuers often had to wait days for a safe harbor to be assigned in Europe.

The Mediterranean is one of the most dangerous escape routes in the world.

There is no state-organized sea rescue for migrants from Africa, who are often in distress on the crossing to Europe.

Only private organizations use various ships to look out for people at risk.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 1,530 people have died or are missing in the Mediterranean so far this year.