Ocean Viking still at sea with 180 migrants. Nobody gives her permission to land

Five requests, five negative responses. And in the Mediterranean, the Ocean Viking case breaks out, the Sos Méditerranée ship on stand-by with 180 people on board rescued in recent days.

Unlike the other NGOs, from the Sea Watch to the Ionian Sea, which quickly had a port assigned by the Italian government after the rescue operations, Ocean Viking has always received denials.

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And now the chief operating officer of Sos Méditerranée Frédéric Penard accusation: “We are left alone in limbo without any indication of a port of landing. We have sent five requests to the Italian and Maltese maritime authorities: so far we have not received any answers except two, negative. The survivors told our rescue teams that they had spent two to five days at sea before being rescued by Ocean Viking. This means that some of the 180 survivors have been in precarious conditions for more than 8 days. This condition is unacceptable. “

Sos Méditerranée denounces a dangerous situation on board with some migrants who threaten to jump into the sea. “Where did Malta’s deal on redistribution end up? – they ask – the support of EU states has made a difference in the past. It must not stop now.”

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