Search and rescue parties were sent out after the Palermo Port Authorities received a phone call, made by a mobile. Two patrol boats then went out to the dinghy, which was adrift at around 70 miles off Lampedusa. 109 migrants were rescued, including one woman believed to be of Lybian origin. All were safely accompanied to Lampedusa.
http://www.agrigentonotizie.it/cronaca/sbarcano-109-libici-lampedusa-12-ottobre-2012.html
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