80 migrants rescued by charity ship off Libya: MSF
Update: 2019-08-11 00:15 IST
On board The Ocean Viking : The Ocean Viking charity ship rescued about 80 migrants off the coast of Libya on Saturday, according to Doctors without Borders (MSF), which operates the vessel along with the French charity SOS Mediterranean.
The migrants, mainly Sudanese men and adolescents, were picked up after the Ocean Viking rescued 85 people including four children on Friday.
The white rubber dinghy was spotted after a plane was seen repeatedly flying over it, MSF mission head Jay Berger said.