A
small boat of six meters
overturned
near the islet of
Lampione
, while the patrol boat G128 of the Guardia di Finanza, which left Lampedusa, was approaching the boat.
It seems that the shipwreck occurred because, upon seeing the rescue unit of the Fiamme Gialle, all the migrants would have moved to one side of the boat, just as the patrol boat was preparing to carry out the rescue.
Seventy-two migrants
They ended up in the water and were rescued by rescuers (39 men, 25 women and 8 minors from Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana and Mali).
A couple, once on the rescue unit, reported that their two-week-old daughter who was traveling with them had disappeared into the waters.
Research is ongoing.
The vessel, which started from
Sfax
(Tunisia), completely sank.
Almost 300 migrants rescued by "Geo Barents" landed in Taranto
In the meantime, the landing operations from the
Doctors Without Borders ship “Geo Barents”
which was carrying
293 migrants
, rescued in recent days in rescue operations in the Mediterranean
, have ended in the port of
Taranto .
Among them there are
150 minors
, of which 130 are unaccompanied.
They are between 13 and 17 years old.
On the other hand, 20 children and young people have faced the sea with their families.
Most of the rescued people are of Gambian, Egyptian and Libyan nationality.
Reception and assistance were managed by the Prefecture together with 118, the Red Cross, the Municipality of Taranto and the Civil Protection.
After a stay at the hotspot, the migrants will reach other locations from Taranto.