The ship Triglav sailed into the port Augusti in Sicily last Sunday as part of the operation of helping the refugees. Foto: MMC RTV SLO/Televizija Slovenija
The ship Triglav sailed into the port Augusti in Sicily last Sunday as part of the operation of helping the refugees. Foto: MMC RTV SLO/Televizija Slovenija

They joined the Italian forces in the rescue of the refugees in the operation Mare Nostrum. The operation started in October when two ships were wrecked at the coast of Lampedusa, killing almost 400 refugees. The all-purpose Slovenian ship was assigned to three sectors in international waters.

TM, RSi