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The Italian coastguard and Interior Ministry were not immediately available for comment.
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Later they were transferred to an Italian coastguard ship bound for Sicily.
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An Italian coastguard vessel was sighted ahead; he had reached Europe.
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Italian coastguards intercepted the boat heading for the island of Lampedusa.
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The Italian coastguard seized the rescue boat, anchoring it just off the coast.
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Italian coastguards received an alert late on Sunday that a boat was in difficulty.
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Leonardo Ricci from the Italian coastguard described the rescue operation.
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The Italian coastguard dropped off the bodies before heading to Sicily with 28 survivors.
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The Italian coastguard could not be reached for comment.
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Eleven migrants have already been taken off the ship by the Italian coastguard for health reasons.
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The Italian coastguard and navy ships have rescued hundreds of people over the past few days.
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Overall the Italian coastguard said it had saved 638 migrants in six different rescue operations on Monday.
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On Wednesday, one body was picked up, the Italian coastguard said, while 580 were brought to safety.
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Italian coastguards later brought it under control and safely docked it at the Italian port of Gallipoli.
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More than 500 people rescued from several other boats were brought ashore by Italian coastguards on Wednesday.
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The Italian coastguard has rescued six thousand five hundred (6500) migrants in just one day.
