Lé Eithne rescues 113 migrants north of Libya

At 5pm today, the Lé Eithne successfully located and rescued a small craft with 113 persons on board that was in distress 40 km north of Tripoli, Libya.​

Acting on information received from the Italian Marine Rescue Coordination Centre, a rubber inflatable craft was located within the area being patrolled by the Lé Eithne.

Rescue operations and transfer of migrants began at 5 pm and were completed by 8pm, a total of 113 men, women and children (including infants) were rescued by the Lé Eithne and transferred to an Italian ship for onward passage to a port of safety.

​The Lé Eithne has resumed patrol in its designated area.

This is the 5th successful operation the Lé Eithne has undertaken since its departure from Cork, bringing to a total of 756 migrants saved since commencing operations.