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Rescue ship detained by Italy after saving lives of 114 migrants

The 'Sea Eye 4' has been detained for 20 days and was fined with 3,000 Euros, following the rescue of 114 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in three separate operations, on Aug 22. During the third mission, the NGO found four castaways already unconscious. He had been unresponsive for more than a day. ?The people were at the mercy of the sea and sun for several days without any protection. The reason for the detention appeared to be the alleged violation of a new Italian law, which specifies, among other things, that after a rescue operation, a port must be immediately sought instead of conducting multiple rescues. The rescued migrants were found on plastic boats between Malta and Crete. The authorities directed the vessel to the port of Salerno, where the 'Sea Eye 4' berthed at 9.40 a.m. UTC.

114 boat people rescued within 72 hours

Between Aug 18 and Aug 20, the 'Sea-Eye 4' rescued 114 boat people. Threee missions were carried out within 72 hours. During the third operation, four people were already unconscious, one had not been responsive for a day. For several days, the people were at the mercy of the sea and the sun without any protection.

49 migrants arrived in Ortona

The 'Sea Eye 4' arrived at the northern pier of the port of Ortona in the morning of June 2 with 49 migrants on board, including 10 unaccompanied minors. On May 28 the ship had rescued 17 migrants in the stretch of sea between eastern Libya and Tunisia, 16 men and one woman, eight from Egypt, five from Eritrea, one from Ethiopia, one from Ghana, one from Somalia and one from Sudan. On the way to Ortona, however, the vessel was engaged in another rescue, saving 32 migrants of Bengali nationality. Since the number of migrants is small, the disembarkation will take place at the north pier without using the support structure at Villa Caldari.