An Ongoing Operation Off Sardinia to Rescue a Boat in Distress

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A star in difficulty is actively sought in the Mediterranean, south-west of Sardinia. The French and Italian authorities are mobilized to find about ten people on board, who could be migrants.

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A large-scale search and rescue operation was carried out in the Mediterranean between Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January following the report of a drifting boat with several people on board, south-west of Sardinia; to the extreme south of the French zone of responsibility. The alert was given on Tuesday 20 January at around 1.30 pm by the Regional Operational Centre for Monitoring and Rescue of the Mediterranean (CROSS MED), informed by the MR…