Rescue ship saves over 500 lives adrift in Mediterranean: NGO

Rescue ship Ocean Viking saves over 500 migrants in the Mediterranean within 48 intense hours near Lampedusa island

Ocean Viking was chartered from July 2019 by the SOS Mediterranee association. / Photo: SOS Mediteranee

The rescues took place southwest of Lampedusa, in the waters between the Italian island and Tunisia, the organisation said on Friday. They were helped on board the vessel by teams from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , it added.The Ocean Viking was on Thursday alerted by the Italian emergency services and given the coordinates of vessels in distress southwest of the island, the NGO said.The central Mediterranean Sea is the most perilous maritime crossing in the world for the migrants.

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