<br /> <p>Five hundred and eighty-eight people were rescued from the Mediterranean on November 1 by a search and rescue vessel run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and SOS Méditerranée on November 1, MSF said.</p><p>An unknown number of people remained missing and were presumed drowned following the operation, MSF added.</p><p>In a press release</a>, the organisation said the rescue was carried out by the Aquarius search and rescue vessel.</p><p>MSF added, “Our teams launched all available floatation devices, distributed life jackets and pulled people from the water. We were able to revive a man in cardiac arrest who was then medically evacuated by helicopter to Italy. Although no bodies were recovered, we witnessed people submerged under the water.”</p><p>A further 700 migrants were pulled to safety by the Italian coastguard in the Mediterranean on Friday, November 3, with 23 bodies recovered, Reuters reported</a>. Credit: Maud Veith/SOS Méditerranée via Storyful</p><br />
