An expectant mother who was rescued in the Mediterranean has given birth to baby boy on board a search and rescue vessel.
The MV Aquarius took 678 people on board in the space of two days including pregnant Cynthia.
UPDATE: Disembarkation has begun in #Catania. It's those with medical issues and families with small kids who will touch dry land first. pic.twitter.com/YS1ZK76ZzZ
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) December 13, 2016
Thanks to the assistance of a midwife who was also on board, Cynthia successfully gave birth to a baby boy named Favour.
30 hours in and Favour is doing beautifully. May #Europe treat this sweet boy and his proud mum with the kindness they deserve. #SAFEPASSAGE pic.twitter.com/IQ1koVxiRG
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) December 12, 2016
Favour was born weighing 6.8lbs on December 11 and has now arrived on the coast of Cantania, Sicily.
Vessel operators, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) say that more than 4,650 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the highest number since records began.
Arrivederci baby Favour! At two days old, our favourite little guy is on dry land for the first time. He seems to like it. #SAFEPASSAGE pic.twitter.com/VzkLbDU4m3
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) December 13, 2016
