Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain After Docking – IOTW Report

Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain After Docking

Epoch Times:

MILAN—Italian police arrested on Saturday, June 29, the German captain of a migrant-rescue ship at the center of a standoff with the Italian government after she docked at the port of Lampedusa.

The Dutch-flagged Sea-Watch 3, operated by German charity Sea-Watch, has been at sea for more than two weeks with 40 rescued Africans on board.

After waiting in international waters for an invitation from Italy or an EU state to accept the ship, captain Carola Rackete decided this week to sail for the southern Italian island of Lampedusa but was blocked by Italian government vessels.

But in the early hours of June 29, Rackete entered the port where the ship docked amid a heavy police presence.

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8 Comments on Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain After Docking

  1. “Rescued” my ass.

    Ferry them back into Libyan waters within sight of land, put them out on the ship’s life boats with provisions in the early morning, then turn around and bring the ship back to Italy and destroy it.

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