752 migrants picked up in the Med today

A total of 752 migrants were rescued from six dinghies in the Mediterranean today, the Italian coastguard said. Coastguard vessel CP941 picked up 246 migrants while the Romanian frigate Mai, deployed in a Frontex operation, rescued a further 252. Britain's HMS Enterprise, also deployed with Frontex, picked up 129 and the vessel Aquarius, belonging to the NGO SOS Méditerranée rescued 125. 

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