Sixteen migrants landed in Cagliari during the night . They were aboard a small motorboat drifting off the southern coast of the island and were rescued by the cruise ship MSC Orchestra .

The ship, headed to the Sardinian capital, spotted the small boat near Sant'Antioco . As per procedures, after some checks to verify that they did not represent a threat, the migrants boarded the giant of the sea, almost 300 meters long, and disembarked in Cagliari.

Among the sixteen, Algerians, there are also three minors and a woman, as confirmed by the Cagliari Police Headquarters. All in good health, after identification they were taken as per procedure to the reception center in Monastir.

(Unioneonline/L)

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