Nearly 3,000 migrants were rescued Wednesday off the Libyan coast, the Italian coastguard and Doctors without Borders organization said.

In a post on Twitter, the ganization said it had rescued 1,658 people in a joint operation with the Malta-based humanitarian organization MOAS.

The Italian coast guard said it and the navy had saved 1,219 people, including 838 who were crammed onto three rickety boats.

Source: MENA