A new shipwreck took place today in Libyan territorial waters. As reported by the Italian media, a boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and seventeen people have been rescued so far, while at least thirty are missing.
According to the Italian Coast Guard, the vessel capsized while the occupants were being transferred to a commercial ship, which, tomorrow, is expected to disembark the rescued in a port in Lower Italy.
The NGO Alarm Phone, however, accuses the Italian authorities that while they had been informed that there was a risk of shipwreck, they delayed the provision of the necessary assistance. “A few days after the tragic Calabrian shipwreck, we are faced with a new incident with a delay in helping people at risk of drowning,” the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans also wrote online.
The Italian Coast Guard, for its part, responded that the vessel was outside Italy’s Area of Responsibility for Search and Rescue and that there was no mobilization on the part of Libya and Malta. “I am confident that our Coast Guard, Navy and Economic Police never leave anyone helpless. We must make an accurate analysis of what is happening and avoid instrumentalization because we are all trying to do everything possible to avoid these terrible tragedies in the Mediterranean,” said Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
A new shipwreck took place today in Libyan territorial waters. As reported by the Italian media, a boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and seventeen people have been rescued so far, while at least thirty are missing.
According to the Italian Coast Guard, the vessel capsized while the occupants were being transferred to a commercial ship, which, tomorrow, is expected to disembark the rescued in a port in Lower Italy.
The NGO Alarm Phone, however, accuses the Italian authorities that while they had been informed that there was a risk of shipwreck, they delayed the provision of the necessary assistance. “A few days after the tragic Calabrian shipwreck, we are faced with a new incident with a delay in helping people at risk of drowning,” the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans also wrote online.
The Italian Coast Guard, for its part, responded that the vessel was outside Italy’s Area of Responsibility for Search and Rescue and that there was no mobilization on the part of Libya and Malta. “I am confident that our Coast Guard, Navy and Economic Police never leave anyone helpless. We must make an accurate analysis of what is happening and avoid instrumentalization because we are all trying to do everything possible to avoid these terrible tragedies in the Mediterranean,” said Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
A new shipwreck took place today in Libyan territorial waters. As reported by the Italian media, a boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and seventeen people have been rescued so far, while at least thirty are missing.
According to the Italian Coast Guard, the vessel capsized while the occupants were being transferred to a commercial ship, which, tomorrow, is expected to disembark the rescued in a port in Lower Italy.
The NGO Alarm Phone, however, accuses the Italian authorities that while they had been informed that there was a risk of shipwreck, they delayed the provision of the necessary assistance. “A few days after the tragic Calabrian shipwreck, we are faced with a new incident with a delay in helping people at risk of drowning,” the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans also wrote online.
The Italian Coast Guard, for its part, responded that the vessel was outside Italy’s Area of Responsibility for Search and Rescue and that there was no mobilization on the part of Libya and Malta. “I am confident that our Coast Guard, Navy and Economic Police never leave anyone helpless. We must make an accurate analysis of what is happening and avoid instrumentalization because we are all trying to do everything possible to avoid these terrible tragedies in the Mediterranean,” said Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
