Eighty-four migrants were rescued from a sinking dinghy by an armed forces patrol boat yesterday.

The dinghy was detected in the morning as it headed north but the migrants were not in distress.

The patrol boat shadowed the dinghy and at one point it was seen to be taking in water.

The increasing swell made matters worse and the migrants, who claimed they were Somali, were transferred to the patrol boat, which was expected to dock at Hay Wharf late last night.

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