Italy's Coast Guard said on Friday it rescued 211 migrants off the island of Lampedusa, saving them from a ship struggling in rough seas.
The migrants were intercepted some 28 km (17 miles) south of Lampedusa while on a fishing boat that "was starting to take in water", the coast guard said in a statement.
Operations took place "in adverse weather and sea conditions", the statement said, adding that one of the migrants was handed over to the police on suspicion of being a human trafficker.
