THE ITALIAN authorities have detained a charity-run refugee rescue ship for the second time in just over a year. European charity SOS Mediterranee announced yesterday that the Italian port state authorities have barred its ship, the Ocean Viking, from leaving the port of Tripani on the island of Sicily on a technicality. Following an 11-hourContinue reading “Italy detains Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship on a technicality”
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Europe’s humanitarian crisis will not stop for Christmas, rescuers warn
Close to 800 refugees on the Sea-Eye 4, Ocean Viking and Geo Barents ships are in need of dry land THE humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean will not stop for Christmas, civilian rescuers carrying close to 800 refugees warned today. Three rescue ships, the Sea-Eye 4, Ocean Viking and Geo Barents, are currently operating inContinue reading “Europe’s humanitarian crisis will not stop for Christmas, rescuers warn”
‘The EU must be held accountable for the crimes it has committed against people trying to reach its borders’
Refugee turned activist YAMBIO DAVID OLIVER tells The Civil Fleet what led to the protests outside a UNHCR registration centre in Tripoli Europe must be held accountable for the human rights abuses committed against the people trying to reach safety across its borders, refugees trapped in Libya told The Civil Fleet today. A group ofContinue reading “‘The EU must be held accountable for the crimes it has committed against people trying to reach its borders’”
Greece told to drop charges against father of 6-year-old refugee who drowned while trying to cross the Aegean Sea
Meanwhile, the Ocean Viking still waits for Europe to allow 306 refugees to come ashore GREECE must drop the charges brought against the father of a six-year-old boy who died in a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea last year and another man who piloted the boat, refugee rights campaigners have demanded. The two men, knownContinue reading “Greece told to drop charges against father of 6-year-old refugee who drowned while trying to cross the Aegean Sea”
Another refugee evacuated from NGO ship as rescuers wait two days for Europe to assign them a port
Meanwhile, the Sea-Watch 4 heads to Spain for repairs after being detained in Italy since May A REFUGEE has been medically evacuated from an NGO ship, his civilian rescuers said today as they continue to wait for the European authorities to provide them with a port. The Ocean Viking saved the lives of 58 peopleContinue reading “Another refugee evacuated from NGO ship as rescuers wait two days for Europe to assign them a port”
Another refugee rescue carried out in Maltese waters without the authorities’ help
Sea-Watch 3 allowed to disembark its 257 survivors, but the 550 aboard the Ocean Viking kept waiting Meanwhile, five people trapped with no food or water between the Lithuania-Belarus border CIVILIAN rescuers in the central Mediterranean were left to save the lives of refugees without any help from the authorities again on Thursday night. AContinue reading “Another refugee rescue carried out in Maltese waters without the authorities’ help”
Italy must drop charges against Iuventa’s refugee rescuers, Amnesty demands
Meanwhile, the Sea-Watch 3 and Ocean Viking find themselves ‘in a situation that should never occur at sea’ AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL called on the Italian authorities today to drop legal proceedings against activists from refugee the Iuventa rescue ship. Between August 2016 and August 2017, the vessel’s crew saved the lives of more than 14,000 peopleContinue reading “Italy must drop charges against Iuventa’s refugee rescuers, Amnesty demands”
More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships wait for authorities to allow them to come ashore
The Ocean Viking, Sea-Watch 3, and Nadir wait hours and hours for authorities to help MORE than 800 refugees onboard two civilian-run rescue ships in the central Mediterranean urgently need to come ashore, their rescuers said today — but the European authorities have so far ignored their calls. The Ocean Viking, now carrying 553 survivors,Continue reading “More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships wait for authorities to allow them to come ashore”
European authorities ignored civilian rescuers’ mayday calls while they saved hundreds of refugees at the weekend
500 others still stranded in Malta’s waters, Alarm Phone warns CIVILIAN rescuers saved the lives of over 800 refugees in the central Mediterranean at the weekend with no help from the European authorities, who ignored their mayday calls and helped the Libyan Coastguards return hundreds of people to the war-torn country. The Sea-Watch 3, aContinue reading “European authorities ignored civilian rescuers’ mayday calls while they saved hundreds of refugees at the weekend”
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 safetyContinue reading “Fury after Malta leaves rescuers ‘in the dark’ searching for 46 refugees it had already saved”
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