This most recent rescue underscores the ongoing crisis as thousands of people from conflict-ridden regions of Africa and the Middle East put their lives in jeopardy annually, fleeing from desperate situations.
Just a week ago, a devastating incident occurred where a shipwreck off Greece claimed at least 78 lives among the hundreds crammed into a fishing vessel. These tragedies draw attention back to the continuous plight of
Open Arms, sharing details about the rescue operation, reported that the 117 rescued individuals, including 25 women and a toddler, are primarily from Eritrea
...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age...
, Sudan, and Libya. The high-risk rescue operation transpired 30 kilometers offshore of Libya in international waters, following the boat’s stealthy departure from the port of Sabratha at 01:00 GMT.
Upon their rescue, the
Open Arms is a non-governmental organization that operates in various areas of humanitarian aid, both nationally and internationally. Its main mission is to protect those people who try to reach Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...fleeing from war, persecution, or poverty. The organization was born to specialise in surveillance and rescue missions of boats carrying people who need help in the Aegean and Central Mediterranean seas.