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Images showing a boat belonging to the Italian coastguard in the harbour of Lampedusa island in Sicily, after they rescued migrants in the Mediterranean sea. IMAGES
Migrants rescued by a ship chartered by NGOs disembark in Sicily and are taken care of by the authorities. The Ocean Viking, chartered by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), rescued 114 people on December 16, including minors and two newborns who were on an inflatable boat in distress in international waters off the coast of Libya. IMAGES
A group of 73 migrants mainly from Bangladesh are rescued by an Italian Guardia di Finanza vessel in the Mediterranean sea and brought to Lampedusa. More than 1,400 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend, sparking calls from far-right politicians for action to stem the flow, amid fresh moves by Italian authorities against the rescue boats who operate in the central Mediterranean. IMAGES
The Ocean Viking humanitarian ship disembarks more than 230 rescued migrants, more than half of them unaccompanied minors, at an Italian port. Representing 15 different nationalities, the migrants had been stranded on two overloaded dinghies in international waters off the coast of western Libya before their rescue by the Ocean Viking. IMAGES
The charity ship Sea Watch 3, which is carrying 47 rescued migrants, docks in the Sicilian port of Catania, where the crew feared legal action as Italy's far-right interior minister tries to stop new arrivals. IMAGES of Sea Watch 3 entering the port of Catania
Dozens of migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the Italian Coast Guard. IMAGES
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