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The Jolly Quarzo ship has drawn in salvo beyond 200 migrants
Boat in difficulty in the area of sea to south of the coasts of Peloponnese and to the west of Crete
March 30, 2016
The Jolly Quarzo ship of the shipowning company genoese Ignazio Messina & C. has drawn in salvo 211 migrants and 11 children of inferior age to the four years that were on a barge in difficulty in the area of sea to south of the coasts of Peloponnese and to the west of Crete.
The Italian cargo vessel, after to be allertato from the General Command of the Harbour offices, has sighted the old coming fishing boat from Libya and, after to have carried out a maneuver in order to put the barge down wind, the command of the Jolly Quarzo entrusted to commander Carlo Delbecchi has attended the instructions of the Maltese authorities and to hours 19,24 last night he has begun the operations of boarding of the castaways that are completed in a pair of hours.
Men, women and children are assisted on board until the 8 a.m. today when the Siempilot ship, sent from the command of Malta and equipped for such types of participation, has been made loaded with the castaways receiving them on board. Jolly Quarzo therefore has resumed navigation.
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