Ocean Viking saves another 135 migrants off Malta

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 15 - Ocean Viking saved another 135 migrants off Malta Friday after the Sos Mediterranee vessel rescued 25 survivors from a wreck that killed around 60 people Thursday.
    The latest batch included a pregnant woman and eight children.
    The were rescued in Maltese search and rescue (SAR) waters.
    In all, the boat operated by the Franco-German-Italian-Swiss NGO is carrying some 359 shipwreck victims, and has been assigned the safe port of Ancona in central Marche, halfway up the Adriatic.
    "Such a long navigation should never be imposed on persons rescued at sea," said the NGO.
    The Italian government has been discouraging NGO activities by assigning them ports in central and northern Italy rather than southern Italy. (ANSA).