A Maersk Line ship has saved 113 migrants from a boat in distress off southern Italy.
The 1,068-teu Alexander Maersk (built 1998) responded to the emergency on Thursday evening, the shipowner told AFP.
It changed course to reach the scene in international waters on Friday morning.
The ship was off the coast of Sicily on Monday, awaiting instructions from the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC).
