DThe sea rescue ship “Sea-Eye 4” of the German rescue organization Sea-Eye and Mission Lifeline was approved to dock in Trapani, Sicily with more than 800 people on board. Since Thursday, the ship has been waiting for the allocation of a safe harbor, and the Italian authorities made a decision on Saturday. According to Sea-Eye, more than 200 minors and 5 pregnant women were rescued from the Mediterranean. It is expected to arrive in Trapani on the western tip of Sicily on Sunday.
Sea-Eye Chairman Gorden Isler said: “The difficult time for our crew and rescued personnel will end on Sunday and people can finally return to Italy safely. We are relieved and ecstatic.” “Shocked” at “Malta’s failure to provide assistance”. The island nation did not respond to emergency calls within a week.
From Tuesday to Wednesday night, “Sea Eye 4” rescued more than 800 immigrants in multiple operations. About half were taken from an overcrowded wooden boat that had entered the water. After Malta did not respond, he went to Lampedusa. Ships of the Regensburg Association are not allowed to dock there. Because it is estimated that the opportunity in Sicily is relatively large, and the weather is not good, the ship continued to head towards Sicily. It passed in front of the port city of Agrigento on Saturday until the authorities approved Trapani.
On Saturday, Mission Lifeline’s “Rise Above” provided food and blankets for “Sea-Eye 4”. “We currently have more support from Mission Lifeline, a small sea rescue organization in Dresden than all EU countries combined,” Isler complained while waiting for Italy’s permission.
In addition to “Sea Eye 4”, the European aid organization SOS Mediterranee’s “Marine Viking” is currently in use in the central Mediterranean between southern Italy, Malta and North Africa. The ship said there were 314 survivors on board.
