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The Pic of the Day: Spanish non profit coordinates with Libyan Coast Guard in migrant boat rescue

August 26, 2018 · Alex Hollings

AP Photo/Valerio Nicolosi

In this photo taken late Wednesday night, Aug. 1, 2018, Riccardo Gatti, rescue missions coordinator of the Open Arms boat, talks on the phone with the Libyan coast guard to coordinate a nighttime rescue operation off the coast of Libya. Rescuers from the Spanish non-profit Open Arms saved 87 migrants off the coast of Libya in a dramatic nighttime operation. The group included eight minors.

See the boat arrive in the port of Algeciras below: