An African migrant points out the coast of Cittavecchia from the humanitarian ship Aita Mari a few hours after being disembarked and brought to safety on land. On Wednesday 15 February at around 15:00 hrs the rescue vessel Aita Mari of the Basque NGO SMH spotted a wooden boat of less than 5 metres floating in the Sar Malta Zone, at around 15:30 hrs the rescue began 33 miles off the coast of Tunisia to bring 31 sub-Saharan migrants to safety.

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