Desperate migrants jump overboard from stranded tanker in Mediterranean
12 September 2020 |
5:14 pm
Three people have jumped into the Mediterranean near Malta from a stranded tanker. They were later rescued by the ship's crew, who first picked them up a month ago and have since struggled to find a place to disembark.
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