The Armed Forces of Malta yesterday assisted a boat carrying about 27 irregular immigrants that was adrift about 10 nautical miles east of Malta. The migrants were taken to the Maritime Squadron, at Hay Wharf, in Pietà, where they were given medical assistance and were handed over to the immigration police for further investigation.

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