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SOS Mediterranee, a French migrant rescue organisation, successfully rescued 25 individuals stranded off the Libyan coast on Sunday aboard its Ocean Viking vessel.
Among those saved were three women and seven minors, including five unaccompanied children, two of whom are under four years old.
The rescue operation was initiated after an alert from Alarm Phone, a service that assists migrants in distress during their perilous Mediterranean journey.
The survivors are now being cared for by the Red Cross and SOS Mediterranee teams on board the Ocean Viking.
This rescue comes during ongoing concerns over migrant safety in the Mediterranean, with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reporting that 247 people have already disappeared or died in 2025 while attempting to reach Europe.
In 2024, the total number of deaths reached 2,360, the majority of which occurred in the central Mediterranean, known for being one of the world’s deadliest migration routes.
