Italian authorities said Wednesday they recovered a total of 1,026 survivors and five bodies during several Mediterranean migrant rescue missions over the past 24 hours, dpa reported. One dead migrant was brought to the Italian navy's Etna vessel by a Maltese merchant ship, authorities said in a statement. Four more victims were transferred to the Orione patrol boat from a Cypriot motor boat. The Etna vessel rescued 363 survivors, while the Orione patrol and the Driade corvette boat saved another 440 and 223 migrants, respectively, the Italian navy said.
