Fury after Malta leaves rescuers ‘in the dark’ searching for 46 refugees it had already saved

Meanwhile, at least 57 lives are lost in a shipwreck off Libya’s coast THE MALTESE authorities deliberately left civilian rescuers searching for hours for 46 refugees that had already been picked up by the authorities. Malta‘s Home Affairs Ministry confirmed today that an Armed Forces Malta (AFM) patrol boat had brought the people to safety

Refugees and rescuers witness the Libyan Coastguard abducting over 100 people

REFUGEES on board an NGO rescue ship were distressed today after witnessing the Libyan Coastguard intercept and return over 100 people attempting to flee the country. SOS Mediterranee shared footage captured from its refugee rescue ship, the Ocean Viking, on social media today showing a Libyan coastguard vessel moving at speed toward a rubber boat.

Rescuers call for urgent meeting with Italian PM following coastguard’s failure to prevent 130 refugees from drowning

Meanwhile, the Ocean Viking rescues over 230 people including 114 unaccompanied children off the coast of Libya today REFUGEE rescuers have called on Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi for an urgent meeting following the deaths of over 100 people in the central Mediterranean last week. Around 130 people drowned off the coast of Libya last

Rescuers outraged by state authorities’ failure to at least try to save refugee lives after 130 people die in shipwreck

Alarm Phone calls for European and Libyan maritime officials to be replaced by a Civil Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre CIVILIAN rescuers in the central Mediterranean were outraged today by the failure of the European and Libyan maritime authorities to at least try to prevent the deaths of 130 refugees. The authorities were first alerted to

116 rescued refugees finally given permission to come ashore

Authorities ignored their rescuers’ calls for days A REFUGEE rescue ship’s calls to be assigned a port to disembark more than 100 people have finally been answered after days of being ignored. European charity SOS Mediterranee announced on social media today that the Italian authorities had granted permission for its ship, the Ocean Viking, to

Sea Watch 3 refugee rescue ship detained in Italy for ‘saving too many lives’ again

Meanwhile the 116 survivors on board the Ocean Viking rescue ship continue four-day wait to be allowed to come ashore A CIVILIAN refugee-rescue ship was detained in Italy on Sunday night after the authorities accused the crew of “saving too many people.” The Sea Watch 3 saved the lives of 363 people in the central

Refugee rights defenders condemn the EU-Turkey migrant deal on its fifth anniversary

Meanwhile, the Ocean Viking rescue ship finds 11 people off the coast of Libya Refugee rights groups condemned the European Union’s migrant deal with Turkey today on its fifth anniversary. The 2016 deal, officially known as EU-Turkey Statement, allowed the Greek authorities to return to Turkey any person who had crossed into the country irregularly.

422 refugees make it to safety in Italy after a weekend of mass escape attempts from Libya

At least 10 boats were pushed back to Libya by the EU-supported Libyan Coastguard in the past four days, Sea Watch says AFTER a weekend in which the EU-supported Libyan Coastguard intercepted close to 1,500 refugees as they tried to flee the country, over 400 others made it to safety on the opposite side of

‘State-led search and rescue operations must return to the central Mediterranean,’ NGO rescuers demand

The Ocean Viking disembarks 373 survivors in Augusta, Italy, after two days of rough seas EUROPEAN states must resume saving lives in the central Mediterranean, a refugee-rescue organisation urged today before disembarking more than 370 people in Italy. The Ocean Viking, a rescue ship operated by SOS Mediterranee, saved the lives of 374 people from

Seasick kids on refugee ship in urgent need of reaching dry land, rescuers say

‘The 373 people we have on board the Ocean Viking all deserve the right to disembark in a place of safety,’ the ship’s comms officer tells The Civil Fleet SEASICK kids on board a charity’s refugee rescue ship now being tossed around in the central Mediterranean are struggling to keep their food down. SOS Mediterranee’s