A total of 730 migrants were rescued from six boats in the Strait of Sicily on Sunday (March 27) the Italian navy said, releasing a video of one of the rescue operations. <br /> <br />The footage released by the navy showed a large number of migrants travelling on a crammed rubber dinghy being approached by officers and being provided with life vests. <br /> <br />The rescue operations were carried out by the Italian navy and coast guard. Among the 730 people rescued were 118 women and four children, the coast guard said in a statement. <br /> <br />All of the rescued migrants were transferred onto the Norwegian rescue vessel Siem Pilot, which operates in the Mediterranean as part of the European Union's border patrol operation "Triton". <br /> <br />The migrants are expected to be taken to port in Sicily on Tuesday (March 29).
