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Off the Libyan coast, 100 refugees are being taken out of a crowded inflatable boat. Another 75 hooked on a tuna pad before their rescue.
The Italian Navy rescued a hundred refugees from a lifeboat in the Mediterranean. Among the refugees discovered by a reconnaissance aircraft of the German rescue group Sea Watch were 17 women and 23 miners, said Thursday the Navy. The patrol ship "Cigala Fulgosi" has taken people 90 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, he said. Previously, a five-year-old had died on the boat, Sea Watch explained via Twitter.
The Italian Navy, meanwhile, stated that no man had died. According to the data, the engine of the boat was down. Few migrants wore life jackets. And with the worsening weather conditions, they found themselves in "imminent danger".
The aircraft "Moonbird" had spotted refugees in distress at sea, according to the charity. These had previously contacted the emergency call point for Sea Watch migrants, Alarm Phone, and had been in contact with people aboard the crowded ship.
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The Maltese army had previously saved 75 people from distress at sea, who had clung to a tuna paddy off the Libyan coast and taken them to Malta. According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, rescued people were "exhausted, hungry and extremely relieved to find land after three days at sea". UNHCR representatives are in personal contact with refugees. According to the UNHCR, two refugee boats carrying a total of 103 people arrived at night on the Italian island of Lampedusa. They went to Libya at least three days before.
Many warships patrolling off the coast of Libya in previous years have since been withdrawn. The use of civilian aid agencies such as Sea Watch is largely blocked by the Italian authorities. Time and time again, many Mediterranean refugees are drowning in the sinking of their often unsustainable boats, most of them trying to move from Libya to the EU. UNHCR is talking about "the deadliest crossing in the world".
Francis Tawiah (Duisburg – Germany)
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