Migrants swim away from Spanish rescue ship Open Arms after more than 70 of them jumped from the ship to attempt to reach the coast, at sea near Palermo, Italy, in this still image taken from video, September 17, 2020. Open Arms/ Handout via REUTERS
ROME (Reuters) - Some 70 migrants jumped overboard from the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms on Thursday, in an attempt to swim to the nearby southern Italian city of Palermo.
Those who jumped into the sea, part of a group of more than 270 people, were picked up by Italian coastguard and police ships.
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