epa05496669 A handout picture taken and released by the Italian Red Cross shows the flagship rescue Responder vessel taking part in a MOAS operation in which 304 migrants were rescued from a dinghy off the Libyan coast, during a rescue operation in the international waters between Malta and Libya, 18 August 2016. Medics from the Italian Red Cross joined forces with the Malta-based foundation MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) on board its flagship rescue vessel MY Phoenix as it set sail from Malta. The joint mission signals the stepping-up of the Italian Red Cross response to the on-going migration crisis in the Mediterranean. EPA/YARA NARDI / ITALIAN RED CROSS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES