Open Arms Proactiva rescues 87 migrants off Libyan coast

BY Libyan Express Aug 09, 2018 - 16:02

A migrant is rescued from the Mediterranean sea by a member of Proactiva Open Arms NGO

Spanish rescue boat “Open Arms” arrived in the southern port of Algeciras on Thursday with 87 migrants the crew said they had rescued off the coast of Libya.

The charity Proactiva Open Arms operates in the sea between Libya and southern Europe in a mission aimed at aiding migrants who have found themselves in trouble during an attempt to cross the sea from northern Africa.

The 87 people were rescued from an inflatable raft which was floating directionless with a broken motor in the open sea on Aug. 2, Open Arms said.

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