A boatload of 450 migrants at sea who were refused a rescue coordination by Malta, have been landed in Italy, in the port of Pozzala. Earlier this week, migrant rescue charity Sea-Eye accused the Maltese rescue coordination centre of refusing to coordinate rescue efforts for a distress call from migrants at sea inside the Maltese search and rescue zone. Refusal of rescueSea-Eye said that on 12 May, oil tanker Ross Sea approached the wooden boat. Why didn’t Malta directly ask Ross Sea to rescue the people? By now, Malta stops at nothing to prevent people seeking protection from being able to reach Malta,” said Gorden Isler, Chairman of Sea-Eye.

Source: Libya Today May 17, 2022 04:57 UTC