A search is underway for a vessel with 11 migrants aboard, reported as having distressed in the waters off Capo Sperone, on the island of Sant'Antioco.

The rescue operation was launched following reports from other migrants, identified by the Barracellare company in the waters of Sulcis and questioned by the Carabinieri. They said they had been traveling on another vessel, which they then lost sight of.

Aircraft were dispatched to the scene, including a Coast Guard helicopter, which took off from Decimomannu, two Guardia di Finanza vessels, and a Coast Guard patrol boat, which searched the entire area. The search is currently unsuccessful.

(Unioneonline)

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