RAFFAELE RUBATTINO

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Quarantine ship will get company

After the 'Raffaele Rubattino' a second ship for the quarantine of migrants who land in Sicily is to be stationed in the bay of Palermo off the south-east coast of Sicily. The Head of the Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration of the Ministry of the Interior, Michele Di Bari, informed the Mayor of Pozzallo, Roberto Ammatuna that the tender envelopes have been opened for the use of a ship that can host quarantined migrants. A second ship between Pozzallo and Lampedusa would alleviate a particularly complex burden on Pozzallo and Lampedusa being the hot spots for the reception of migrants as the summer will lead to an intensification of landings.

Migrants allowed to leave quarantine ferry

On May 3, 2020, the quarantine of 183 migrants who had been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea and had to spend two weeks aboard the ferry 'Raffele Rubattino' in Palermo, has ended. All of them were tested negativ and allowed to leave the ship on May 4. Among them were 44 unaccompanied minors. The further fate was acually unclear.