Salvini gained renown for blocking migrant rescue boats from re-entering Italian ports, stranding ships crowded with traumatized migrants at sea for weeks. (CBC)The current government does not block rescue ships from docking. A 'moment of shame'As the rescue boats idle in Italian ports, refugees stranded at sea are dying as they attempt to reach safe harbour. Three cargo vessels attempted to reach the people in distress, with the only NGO rescue boat at sea, the Ocean Viking, 10 hours away. Rescuers' frustration palpableAs Italy keeps rescue boats mired in bureaucracy, the frustration aboard Sea-Watch 3 is palpable.

Source: Libya Today April 30, 2021 07:52 UTC