The Greek ferry Knossos Palace has brought over around 2,000 workers from Libya with most of them being Chinese. More ferries are also expected in today.

Meanwhile, an RAF Hercules aircraft picked up two Maltese oil workers from the desert. Three aircraft were involved in the rescue, with one of them suffering slight damage from light ground fire. No one was injured and 150 workers were rescued.

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