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HMS Enterprise rescues 450 migrants from Mediterranean
DB News: 26/08/2015 - 12:06
The Enterprise was switched from normal intelligence gathering duties after the international rescue force identified over 20 vessels in distress.
Approximately 4,400 people were saved in what was the largest rescue mission so far to take place in a single day.
Minister for the Armed Forces Penny Mordaunt said: “Britain continues to play a vital role in the Mediterranean and I want to thank HMS Enterprise for this latest life-saving mission.
“We remain clear however that the best and only way to tackle the migrant crisis in Europe is to go after the source of the problem. The international community must do all it can to go after the criminal gangs and people smugglers who trade so carelessly with the lives of others. It is vital that HMS Enterprise continues with her picture building role so that we can better understand what is needed of this evolving mission.”
