The authorization came just hours after Mission Lifeline's Rise Above, a fellow charity ship, delivered urgently-needed food and blankets to the Sea-Eye 4. On Saturday, the ship had cruised off the coast of Sicily as it awaited authorization to disembark. Since then, the Sea-Eye 4, which is operated by the charity Sea-Eye, repeatedly appealed to the government in Rome to allow it to dock. The vessel is looking for a port, bringing the number of migrants seeking to dock in Italy this week to over 1,100. Italy is one of the main points of entry into Europe for migrants traveling from North Africa, especially Libya and Tunisia.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 07, 2021 01:59 UTC