The Gregoretti
coastguard vessel rescued the migrants on Thursday from two boats off Malta, but was awaiting orders on where it could take them.
The spokesman added: "The operation also involves a Spanish
Coastguard vessel, two boats belonging to the dive school, two Red Cross vessels and a Spanish Navy vessel called Infanta Elena.
The charge stems from Salvini's decision in August to delay fornearly a week, despite critical conditions on board, the disembarkingof more than 150 migrants who were rescued and taken to a Sicily portby the Diciotti, an Italian
coastguard vessel. A special court has ruled that Salvini should face a trial over hisconduct, risking a jail term of 3 to 15 years, but it will not happenunless the Senate - first at committee level, then in an assemblyvote - authorizes it.
Further east, 97 migrants were saved from a flimsy dinghy by a Maltese
coastguard vessel.
This took place under the watch of a French
coastguard vessel that stood by and allowed this dreadful attack to take place.
A
Coastguard vessel was mobilised to recover Paul's body and transfer him to the shoreline so police and other officials could remove him on a stretcher.
The Italian
coastguard vessel Dattilo was the first of the three boats bearing the 630 migrants to touch land just before 7am yesterday.
Coastguard vessel, which used water canons to fire back.
The republic's "Navy" - a couple of unarmed yachts - lobbed stale bread at a US
Coastguard vessel, which used water canons to fire back.
The
Coastguard vessel followed the Iranians for hours until smaller boats joined it and sped after the suspects.
Egyptian officials said a
coastguard vessel caught fire after a fire-fight with militants on the shore.
Whether the fishing boat rammed the
coastguard vessel as the Philippines claims does not justify so deadly a response.