PALERMO, Sicily (CN) — A German humanitarian vessel carrying 57 asylum-seekers, many of them sick and exhausted, declared a “state of necessity” before defying Italian authorities and docking Wednesday at a Sicilian port.
The Sea-Watch 5’s entry into the port of Trapani ended four harrowing days that saw the vessel’s crew rescue 93 migrants off the coast of North Africa and then get blocked from docking in Sicily by Italian authorities.
Additional Reads
Read Full Article: https://www.courthousenews.com/basta-german-vessel-defies-order-blocking-it-from-landing-migrants-in-sicily/
