The AFM deployed a patrol boat three miles out after sighting a 20-foot boat. Upon investigation, it resulted the boat was carrying 25 men, probably from Pakistan and India.

The vessel was brought into Hay Wharf where the men had a medical check-up.

The latest arrival brings the total of illegal immigrants who are being kept in Malta to nearly 100. On Monday 25 men were rescued after their boat ran out of diesel. On Wednesday, the AFM rescued 20 men, five women and an eight-month old child and on Thursday, 17 men and nine women were rescued and brought to Malta