Generation Identity’s self-styled “Defend Europe” mission played down the incident, calling it a “minor technical problem” that meant the vessel was “not under command”. #DefendEurope pic.twitter.com/4qksU8fN1NDefend Europe chartered the C-Star in Djibouti last month after raising €75,000 (£67,000) through crowdfunding. After originally promising to actively block migrant boats, it now says it is “monitoring” rescues in the Mediterranean. Katie Hopkins, the MailOnline columnist, met members of the group in Catania, Sicily, tweeting: “Good to meet Team C-Star @DefendEuropeID. First, the C-Star was held up for a week in the Suez canal by Egyptian authorities looking for weapons.

Source: The Guardian August 11, 2017 12:21 UTC