SOS Méditerranée saves migrants along libyan coast

Another successful rescue operation for SOS Méditérranée.

The Ocean Viking, an ambulance vessel chartered by the NGO, rescued 86 people in distress off the coast of Libya on Tuesday as they tried to reach Europe on a makeshift boat, according to a press release.

Sources say 80% of the rescues are believed to be minors who attempted this perilous crossing unaccompanied by their families.

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