Rescue vessel Ocean Viking received permission to enter the Italian port of Augusta after several days of searching for a safe harbor.

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More than 570 migrants are on board. " Stress and exhaustion at peak aboard the Ocean Viking, "

In recent days, the ship has completed six rescue missions to rescue migrants whose boats have suffered disasters in Maltese and Libyan waters, according to SOS Mediterranee, which operates the ship..

More than 180 rescued people are minors, according to the organization..

It is noted that many of the migrants suffer from seasickness.

The Ocean Viking was recently the only ship among several private organizations to carry out rescue missions at sea as other vessels were in port or preparing for future missions..

A number of private ships went to rescue migrants, who often travel in rubber boats from Libya or Tunisia, to try to reach the European Union.

More than 740 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean this year, according to UN data.