Malta Rescues 95 Migrants From Sinking Dinghy

Malta Rescues 95 Migrants From Sinking Dinghy
Rescued migrants are seen on an Armed Forces of Malta's vessel after arriving in Senglea, in Valletta's Grand Harbor, Malt, on July 27, 2020. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
Reuters
7/27/2020
Updated:
7/27/2020

VALLETTA—Malta’s armed forces have rescued a group of 95 migrants found in distress on a dinghy north of Libya and brought them ashore at a military base near the capital Valletta, authorities said on Monday.

A volunteer organization, Alarm Phone, on Sunday morning said the dinghy was overcrowded and taking in water. It said the boat was located within Malta’s search-and-rescue region.

Rescued migrants disembark during their arrival in Senglea, in Valletta's Grand Harbor, Malta, on July 27, 2020. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
Rescued migrants disembark during their arrival in Senglea, in Valletta's Grand Harbor, Malta, on July 27, 2020. (Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A Maltese patrol boat rescued another group of 63 migrants and brought them to Malta on July 17. One of those migrants later tested positive to COVID-19 and the medical authorities put the whole group in quarantine.

By Christopher Scicluna