Update: 80 migrants saved by AFM

Monday, 20 Aug 2012, 22:29

 

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80 migrants - 56 men and 24 women were brought to Malta on Monday evening at 11.10 after being saved at sea by the Armed Forces of Malta.

The Rescue and Coordination Centre (RCC) of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) was on Monday  informed that a boat possibly carrying irregular migrants was in Malta's Search and Rescue Region.

An AFM B200 King Air aircraft was scrambled to the area to locate and investigate the reported vessel. A rubber dinghy carrying a group of migrants was eventually successfully located and monitored. The Operations Centre of the AFM dispatched a Protector Class Patrol Vessel (P51) to the position. After accessing the situation it was decided that the dinghy was not in a position to continue its voyage and therefore all the migrants were transferred onboard P51.

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Charles Grech

- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 20:38

Ja TRADITURI - uliedna ghad JISHTUKOM ja GIFA li intom...butkom l-ewwel u qabel kollox!

Send them back

- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 08:31

Hemm bzonn li l-poplu jqum mir-raqda fiha u jibda jipprotesta kjontra Gonzi u kontra l-immigranti illegali li qed jinvaduna.

Dawn kollha ghandhom jintbaghtu lura lejn pajjizhom ghax hawn PAJJIZNA mhux pajjizhom.

Dan li jghidu dwar gwerer f'pajjizhom huwa kollu gideb.

Araw dan l-ahbarijiet u taraw kif qed jippruvaw ibellghu r-ross bil-labra lill-poplu Malti.

Qumu qabel jehdulna pajjizna iktar milli haduh s'issa.

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Carmel Cilia

- Tue 21-Aug-2012, 05:57

Gijbu gijbu ibqghu dejjem gibu u ftahru li qeghdin tosservow il ligi internazzjonali u il-gid nazzjonali fejn se jigi .Il periit halliena izda l-ghajta tieghu tibqa tidwi go mohna ghal dejjem:Malta l-ewwel u qabel kollox.
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