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54 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
54 people, including three children, were rescued by the 'Louise Michel' on the evening of Sep 1. Its crew found an overcrowded, unseaworthy metal boat in distress. The people on it had no life-saving equipment and insufficient fuel and food. Following first aid and the distribution of basics like food and blankets, the 'Louise Michel' headed to its designated port of safety, Valentia with an ETA as of Sep 3.
42 migrants taken to Crotone, NGO ship under fire of so-called Lybian Coastguard
42 migrants arrived at the Italian port of Crotone after being rescued by the 'Louise Michel', following an alert about a rubber boat in distress between the Libyan and Maltese SAR zones. The vessel came under fire just hours before reaching Italy, while attempting to rescue migrants aboard another boat after two people fell overboard. A Libyan Bigliani-class patrol boat approached the 'Louise Michel' in international waters and fired two shots towards the rescue ship. No crew members were injured. The vessel was unable to complete the rescue operation, while the patrol boat returned the occupants of the rubber boat to Libya. The Libyan patrol boat involved in the incident had been donated by Italy in 2017. The incident occurred only hours before the Louise Michel reached the port of Crotone. The 42 migrants rescued by the 'Louise Michel' in a separate operation were mostly from Somalia and included 14 women. Two of the women were taken to hospital for further medical examinations, including one who was pregnant. The vessel was about 150 miles from Syracuse when the rescue took place, before Italian authorities assigned Crotone as its safe port, nearly 400 miles away. This required the crew and the rescued migrants to make an additional journey lasting nearly two days.
NGO accused so-called Libyan Coastguard of firing shots at rescue ship
The so-called Libyan Coast Guard was accused of firing shots near the 'Louise Michel' in international waters in the central Mediterranean. The NGO Louise Michel said that a Libyan patrol boat had approached the vessel at a dangerously close distance, before opening fire into the water about 200–300 metres from its ship. Shortly after the incident, the crew discovered an empty rubber boat, which the group described as a troubling indication of an illegal pushback and forced return to Libya. The patrol boat involved was the same EU-funded vessel formally handed over to Libyan authorities in 2023 during a ceremony attended by Italian and EU officials. It accused Italy and the EU of continuing to train and equip Libyan agencies while providing “political cover” for operations involving the unlawful use of force along maritime borders.
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