VIDEO: LÉ EITHNE rescues 12 migrants in distress off Italian coast

At 9 am this morning, the LÉ EITHNE successfully located and rescued a small craft with 12 persons on board which was in distress 30 miles north of Lampedusa, the largest of the Italian Pelagie Islands.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

Watch footage of the rescue here.

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