July 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Around 200 migrants have been rescued by the maritime rescue ship ‘Humanity 1’, of the German non-governmental organization SOS Humanity, in four interventions carried out since Tuesday afternoon in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, as confirmed by the NGO itself. .
“Yesterday, the crew of ‘Humanity 1’ rescued 204 people in danger at sea in four rescues carried out in a short period of time,” he said in his account on the social network Twitter, before detailing that “between The survivors include several pregnant women and about 50 unaccompanied minors, including children and babies.”
Likewise, it has stated that “two of the survivors and three relatives were evacuated for medical reasons by the Italian authorities” and added that “the staff also stabilized two other boats with close to a hundred people in danger and waited for the Coast Guard to take out the rescue.
The NGO has stressed that “at this time there are 199 survivors on board ‘Humanity 1’ and has confirmed that the Italian authorities have designated Ancona as the landing port. “It is 1,400 kilometers from the rescue site. They are three days of travel that suppose an unnecessary load for the rescued. A closer port must be assigned immediately,” he added.
