The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 240 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said on Sunday.
A patrol boat off the Calabrian coast had taken the people on board overnight.
Among those saved were 40 minors and a newborn baby, according to the coastguard. The infant had been born on the fishing boat earlier in the day.
A merchant ship and a vessel belonging to the EU border protection agency Frontex were also involved in the rescue.
The operation, which was complicated by poor weather conditions, lasted over 16 hours.
