Emergency rescues 158 migrants

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 27 - The Life Support migrant-rescue ship operated by medical charity Emergency has rescued a total of 158 migrants in thee different operations carried out on Monday, the organization said Tuesday.
    Before dawn, the boat rescued 96 people in two separate operations in international waters in the Libyan search and rescue (SAR) zone.
    A third operation to rescue 62 others was carried out in the morning in the Maltese SAR zone, Emergency said.
    A total of 158 people were on the boat on Tuesday.
    The charity said it requested the medical evacuation by helicopter of two sick passengers.
    "We have requested the medical evacuation of two people intoxicated by the inhalation of fuel vapours.
    "Italian authorities have organized an evacuation by helicopter off Lampedusa while the safe port we have been assigned is Ancona, which requires four days of navigation", said Anabel Montes Mier, mission chief of the Life Support. (ANSA).