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Italy stops 35 migrants from getting off rescue ship in port |
2022-11-07 |
[AlAhram] Italian authorities prevented 35 The impact of a directive ushered in by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi became clearer overnight. The Humanity 1, carrying 179 rescued passengers, was given access to the Sicilian port, but three other rescue boats run by non-governmental organizations and carrying 900 more people remained at sea. The NGOs reported people sleeping on floors and decks, the spread of fever-inducing infections and scabies, and food and medical supplies nearing depletion. Some Officials at the German-run charity SOS Humanity, which operates the Humanity 1, challenged Italia's decision to distinguish passengers considered "vulnerable'' or not. All the ship's passengers were rescued at sea, and that alone qualified them for a safe port under international law, the organization said. "As we feared, not everyone was allowed to disembark,'' SOS Humanity spokesperson Wasil Schauseil said Sunday. "Our doctor was asked to make a selection of the people who are in a bad medical condition, and the doctor replied everyone is in a vulnerable situation, so she would not make the selection,'' Schauseil said. Over 100 of the 179 people on Humanity 1 were unaccompanied minors, according to the charity. Two Italian doctors eventually boarded the ship after midnight and conducted exams through the night to determine which people on board had medical conditions that made them vulnerable. "The doctors declared 36 people not in an emergency. After receiving the news, one person collapsed and lost consciousness and had to be taken by an ambulance,'' Schauseil said. "That is why 35 people are on board. "You can imagine the condition of the people. It is very devastating,'' he said. The Humanity 1 has not yet received orders to leave the port, as specified in the directive signed by three Italian ministers Friday night. It specified the ship could remain in Italian waters just long enough to determine which passengers were vulnerable, defined as minors and people with medical emergencies. "Everyone has a right to disembark, and we expect everyone can disembark,'' Schauseil said. "We do not think this is valid under international law.'' Three other ships carrying rescued The Norway-flagged Geo Barents, carrying 572 The Ocean Viking, operated by the European charity SOS Mediteranee, with 234 The confrontational stance taken by Premier Giorgia Meloni's government is reminiscent of the standoffs orchestrated by Matteo Salvini, now Meloni's infrastructure minister in charge of ports, during his brief 2018-2019 stint as interior minister. Italia's new government is insisting the countries whose flags the charity-run ships fly must take in the In a Facebook video, Salvini repeated his allegations that the presence of the humanitarian boats encourages smugglers. Nongovernmental organizations reject the government's interpretation, saying they are obligated by the law of the sea to rescue people in distress and that coastal nations are obligated to provide a safe port as soon as feasible. While the humanitarian-run boats are being denied a safe port, thousands of |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#8 Ha! The NGOs reported people sleeping on floors and decks, the spread of fever-inducing infections and scabies, and food and medical supplies nearing depletion. Some migrants colonists have been on the ships for more than two weeks. Sounds like The Booze Cruise out of Cancun. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-11-07 13:21 |
#7 I stand with the Cuban boat people who can transit the Atlantic in modified antique Chevy trucks and require no rescue or assistance from mamby pamby NGO's. There is probably not a quality fastball or slider amongst the entirety of this 179 "rescued" passengers. I demand that all these people be returned to point of origin until it can be demonstrated that they can slug over .300 in High A ball. |
Posted by: Super Hose 2022-11-07 12:33 |
#6 I'm sick of all the sob stories I hear with never any mention of how the so-called victims got themselves into this mess. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-11-07 11:27 |
#5 The NGOs reported people sleeping on floors and decks, the spread of fever-inducing infections and scabies, and food and medical supplies nearing depletion. Some migrants colonists have been on the ships for more than two weeks. Cry me a river, numb nuts. It's not Italy's fault. Sometimes people need to take responsibility for their own mistakes. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-11-07 11:10 |
#4 If the Germans want to rescue them, then the Germans should have to take them in. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2022-11-07 10:49 |
#3 ...Color me skeptical, but I suspect the routine is that the colonists get out to sea, and meet the NGO boats who then 'rescue' them. "Hey folks, get in the water for a bit so we can video your 'rescue' for our fundraising campaigns." |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-11-07 07:15 |
#2 NGO Water Taxis |
Posted by: Frank G 2022-11-07 07:01 |
#1 All the ship's passengers were rescued at sea, and that alone qualified them for a safe port under international law, the organization said. ...Color me skeptical, but I suspect the routine is that the colonists get out to sea, and meet the NGO boats who then 'rescue' them. Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-11-07 04:35 |