Royal Navy Ships Rescue Hundreds Of Migrants

Hundreds of migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean by two Royal Navy ships. HMS Enterprise and HMS Richmond, part of the EU Naval Force Operation in the area, rescued a total of 541 migrants who were being transported by smugglers in unseaworthy boats. The rescue comes three days after HMS Richmond arrived "on task", having been given new powers to board and seize smuggling vessels, as well as detain people suspected of being migrant smugglers or human traffickers.