DThe refugee rescue ship “Ocean Viking” is looking for a port to bring 555 migrants rescued from distress to shore. “We asked all relevant authorities: Malta, Tunisia, Libya and now Italy,” a spokesperson for the Mediterranean SOS organization said on Monday. Agence France-Presse News Agency. Malta has been cancelled, Tunisia and Libya have not responded.
“The conditions on board are intolerable,” the spokesperson said. People are tortured by huge waves and intense heat. “A lot of people get seasick. A member of the medical team on the “Ocean Viking” tweeted on the SMS service that some people passed out on deck due to the high temperature and what they experienced.
In several missions in the Mediterranean, aid organizations stated that they rescued more than 800 troubled immigrants over the weekend. According to SOS Méditerranée, as of Saturday night, “Ocean Viking” had carried 196 people aboard in four rescue missions. On Sunday night, rescuers encountered a wooden boat carrying more than 400 people. refugeeThat threatened to sink.
The rescue operation was carried out all night with the rescue organization “Sea-Watch 3” of Resqship and the sailing boat “Nadir”. The rescue organization said that the rescued persons were divided into “Marine Viking” and “Marine Observation 3”. On Sunday, the two ships each have a mission. “We now have 250 guests on board, which are taken care of by our crew,” the crew of “Ocean Observation 3” explained.
According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 1,100 migrants have lost their lives in dangerous Mediterranean border crossings since the beginning of this year. According to official data, more than 1,200 people died last year. However, experts assume that there are a large number of unreported cases. SOS Méditerranée claims to have saved more than 30,000 people since February 2016.
