Naval vessels from across Europe have joined together to save around 3,500 migrants in trouble off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean – one of the highest numbers rescued in a 24-hour period.<br /><br /> Italian, German and Irish ships as well as a private charity boat from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) intervened to help several overcrowded vessels.<br /><br /> #MOAS coordinated the rescue of over 2,000 people together with Italian, Irish & German ships. #SavingLives #MSF pic.twitter.com/FM8kCMVxCf— MOAS (@moas_eu) June 6, 2015<br /><br /> The British navy ship HMS Bulwark was also on its way to help amid reports that all European naval vessels were being sent to the area.<br /><br /> For the second successive weekend human traffickers have been taking advantage of good weather.<br /><br /> The migrants saved in Saturday’s mass European rescue effort were said to be mostly from Eritrea.<br /><br /> The tiny, putrid hold next to the engine that 250 migrants were packed into on one boat moas_eu MSF_Sea pic.twitter.com/aFi5POsh7M—
