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

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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:

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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:

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