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01-02-2015, 12:03 PM
2 January 2015 Bid to save second abandoned migrant ship off Italian coast
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast.
The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in rough seas off the south-east of Italy.
The Icelandic coast guard confirmed to the BBC that one of its vessels was assisting in efforts to board the ship.
Almost 1,000 migrants were rescued from another ship found abandoned without any crew earlier in the week.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30653742
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast.
The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in rough seas off the south-east of Italy.
The Icelandic coast guard confirmed to the BBC that one of its vessels was assisting in efforts to board the ship.
Almost 1,000 migrants were rescued from another ship found abandoned without any crew earlier in the week.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30653742