12,269 irregular migrants were rescued by the AFM between 1994 and 2014, Parliamentary documents show.
This information was tabled in Parliament by Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela, in response to a Parliamentary Question by PN MP Anthony Agius Decelis.
A total of 13,781 people were rescued at sea, including the migrants. This number also included 1,241 'other civilians', 186 mariners and 89 fishermen.
2013 saw 1,753 migrants rescued and 2008 saw 1,896 rescued.