367 migrants have been rescued by the Le Eithne 50 kilometres off the coast of Libya.

The migrants were taken from a wooden barge in a 3 hour operation this morning in choppy seas.

At 7:25 this morning, just 50 kilometers North West of Tripoli the Le Eithne successfully located 278 men, 80 women and 9 children on board a wooden barge.

Conditions at sea were rough with a South Easterly 1 metre high swell. By 10:09 all 367 had been successfully been taken on board.

They are now receiving medical attention, screening, food and water.

The Eithne has been tasked with assisting the Italian authorities in the humanitarian search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean since May. Since them its been involved in a series of successful missions - rescuing over 1,000 migrants. The ship will be deployed for at least 6 months to the area.

The crew is now waiting for direction from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre for next tasking.