Maersk Tankers has announced the safe disembarkation of 27 migrants from the Maersk Etienne tanker in the Mediterranean. The disembarkation comes 38 days after the Captain and crew of the Maersk Etienne heeded requests for assistance and came to the rescue of the migrants distress at sea. Since then, the ship had been denied entry by several countries, leaving the vessel and … [Read more...]
Shipping Interests Call for Immediate Disembarkation of Migrants from Stranded Maersk Tanker
The International Chamber of Shipping is calling on the International Maritime Organization to urgently intervene in the case of Maersk Etienne, which is currently stranded at sea after coming to aid of migrants in distress off Malta last month. In a letter to the IMO Secretary-General, the ICS urges the agency to “send a clear message that States must ensure that Maritime … [Read more...]
Maersk Tanker Captain Calls for Help for Migrants Stuck at Sea
COPENHAGEN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The captain of a tanker that rescued 27 migrants at sea, including a pregnant woman, is calling for immediate help as conditions worsen on board after a month anchored off the coast of Malta having been denied entry by several countries. The migrants have no critical physical issues, but mentally the situation is getting desperate, the Maersk … [Read more...]
Artist Banksy’s New Migrant Rescue Boat Quickly Becomes Overloaded in Mediterranean
By Gavin Jones ROME, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The Italian coastguard sent help on Saturday to a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy after the vessel issued urgent calls for assistance, saying it was stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants. The coastguard said a patrol boat dispatched from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa had taken on board … [Read more...]
Fate Of English Channel Migrants Entwined In Brexit Talks
by Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) - The European Union has so far rebuffed British calls for talks on a deal to allow London to send unwanted migrants back to Europe from 2021, and could use the issue as potential leverage in wider Brexit negotiations, diplomats and officials said. The agenda for this week’s EU-UK talks on their future relationship after a post-Brexit … [Read more...]