Status: 11/05/2022 12:56 p.m
Several rescue ships with almost 1,000 migrants are waiting in front of Italy for a safe haven – including the “Humanity 1” with 179 refugees on board. Italy wants to have the situation on the ship checked before Catania and bring possible emergencies from board.
In the case of the waiting civil sea rescue ships with rescued migrants on board, Italy wants to examine the situation on the German “Humanity 1”. The ship off the coast of Sicily had entered Italian waters and now had to anchor off Catania for a check so that the authorities could take a look at possible health emergencies that had to be brought on board, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said in Rome in the evening . “We respect humanitarian needs,” said the non-party minister. “Then we’ll see what happens.” Watch the situation hour by hour.
According to their own statements, the sea rescuers of “Humanity 1” rescued migrants in three missions between October 22 and 24 who were in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. Among them are more than a hundred unaccompanied minors. The federal government had asked Italy on Thursday for “quick help” for the rescued refugees.
Several ships are waiting for safe harbor
The German sea rescuers from Mission Lifeline also drove into Italian waters on Friday with the “Rise Above”. “During the night we were able to hand over two people from the ship to the Italian authorities for medical reasons,” the organization tweeted on Saturday. There are now 93 migrants on board.
The “Geo Barents” and the “Ocean Viking” of the NGOs Doctors Without Borders and SOS Méditerranée have not yet been assigned a port either. More than 1000 boat migrants are currently waiting to go ashore. Some of the ships have been waiting for a port for two weeks and are reporting a deteriorating situation on board.
Italy’s new right-wing government has so far refused to let everyone disembark. She only wants to take in those who need medical help, for example. Instead, Rome sees the flag states, and thus Germany as well, as having an obligation to take in the people.