LÉ Samuel Beckett recovers three dead bodies while saving 269 during search and rescue operation
LÉ Samuel Beckett has recovered three dead bodies while rescuing 269 migrants off the coast of Tripoli.
Earlier today, following a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre, LÉ Samuel Beckett located and rescued a total of 269 migrants from two rubber vessels off the coast of Tripoli.
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