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Rescued migrants spent 5 days at sea, partly without food, water
About 199 migrants saved in five rescue missions by the crew of #Humanuty1 had spent up to 5 days at sea, partly without food and water.
SOS Humanity (International) in a post earlier today said:
“After rescuing 199 people in five rescue missions the crew of #Humanity1 has resumed the transit to the assigned port of safety: Ortona, Italy, about 1,300 km away. In vain, the captain asked for a closer port for the severely weakened survivors.
“The survivors had spent up to 5 days at sea, partly without food and water. Italy’s practice of systematically assigning distant ports poses an avoidable health risk to them. Our legal action against this together with @seaeye_org & @missionlifeline is ongoing.
“#SaveOurShip! Don’t let this mission be the last of our Humanity 1! We are still in dire need of around € 103,000 by 15 July to continue saving lives from August.”