Migrants disembark from the Italian coastguard vessel Peluso in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta, Italy, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
ROME (Reuters) - Some 3,000 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast on Tuesday in 23 separate rescue missions, the Italian coastguard said in a statement.
The coastguard said this meant more than 5,600 migrants had been rescued from various boats and dinghies in the southern Mediterranean in just two days, with every ship in the area being called on to help with the complex operation.
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