Italy refused to let 35 male adult migrants off a German-flagged rescue
ship on Sunday, much to the dismay of the rejected survivors.
ship on Sunday, much to the dismay of the rejected survivors.
Prior to this, three further humanitarian ships pleaded with Rome for a
safe port, and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi declared that those who
do not “qualify” would have to “leave territorial seas.”
Between them, the Ocean Viking, Geo Barents, and Rise Above are
transporting 900 migrants.
