The Ocean Viking, chartered by the SOS Méditerranée organization, rescued 101 migrants, including 29 women and 7 children, from a wooden boat in distress off Libya, the non-governmental organization said in a statement. This was the first rescue of the year for SOS Méditerranée, an organization based in Marseille, in southeastern France. The rescued come from Somalia, Syria, Eritrea and Egypt. The Ocean Viking is heading to Ravenna, the port of disembarkation indicated by the Italian authorities. “Ravena, four days distant, was designated as a port of disembarkation while the weather is bad, the seas being rough. We will ask the Italian authorities to designate a closer port. We remind you that based on international maritime law, the rescued should be disembarked “within a reasonable time”. But for more than two years, the outlying ports policy has deliberately delayed rescues and endangered these […]
Source: News Beast
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