![]() ![]() SOS Humanity, which operates Humanity 1, alone said it had made 19 requests for a safe port, all unanswered. Operation chief Riccardo Gatti said besides suffering from skin and respiratory infections, many on board were stressed by the prolonged period at sea. “We have been waiting for 10 days for a safe place to disembark the 572 survivors," said Juan Mattias Gil, the head of mission for the Geo Barents. The Ocean Viking with 234 migrants remained in international waters, south of the Strait of Messina. No such provisions have been offered to the other three ships, and both the Geo Barents, carrying 572 migrants, and the Rise Above have entered Italian waters without consent despite repeated requests for a safe port. The measure was approved after Germany and France each called on Italy to grant a safe port to the migrants, and indicated they would receive some of the migrants so Italy wouldn't bear the burden alone. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Friday that the Humanity 1 would be allowed in Italian waters only long enough to disembark minors and people in need of urgent medical care. Italy's only Black lawmaker in the lower chamber, Abourbakar Soumahoro, said he would join migrants on the ship if Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's government did not act soon to aid all those blocked at sea. The SOS Humanity charity challenged Italy's move to distinguish “vulnerable” migrants, saying all were rescued at sea, which alone qualifies them for a safe port under international law. The Humanity 1, carrying 179 migrants, has received permission to disembark minors and people needing medical care, but the Rise Above's request for port for its 93 rescued people has so far gone unanswered.īy the time darkness fell Saturday, the Humanity 1 still had not received any direct communications from Italian authorities regarding evacuations, spokesman Wasil Schauseil said. Both the Humanity 1 and the Rise Above ships, run by separate German humanitarian groups, were in Italian waters, both seeking shelter from rough seas.
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