Rome, Sha'ban 19, 1436, Jun 6, 2015, SPA -- About 2,500 migrants were plucked from Mediterranean waters in 15 rescue operations off the Libyan coast Saturday, reported an Italian coast guard spokesman. According to dpa, German, Italian, Irish and Maltese vessels responded to the calls. Several were still ongoing. Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, also noted on her Twitter feed that there were thousands of migrants in need of rescue off of Libya. --SPA 21:53 LOCAL TIME 18:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w