GENEVA, Switzerland, April 10 (UPI) -- The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Friday it would begin involvement in a rescue operation of Mediterranean Sea migrants to Europe.
The non-governmental organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland and formally known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), announced it would have a patrol boat of its own on the Mediterranean Sea from May to October to provide search, rescue and medical air operations. Thousands of people are expected to attempt to travel from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe in search of asylum and relief from human rights violations and military conflict.