The Ministry of Interior for the Government of National Unity announced the rescue of 147 migrants of various Arab and African nationalities off the coast of Zuwara.

According to a statement by the ministry on Saturday, the rescued migrants were disembarked at Tripoli seaport and transferred to the Department for Combating Illegal Migration for legal measures.

On Friday, the National General Company for Maritime Transport announced that one of its ships had rescued 28 migrants.