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NGO ship detained after rescuing 37 migrants

The 'Louise Michel' has been detained in Trapani, Lampedusa for 20 days for ignoring orders to disembark migrants from Italian authorities, the charity that runs the ship said on July 3, 2024. The ship had been ordered to take 37 people rescued at sea to Pozzallo, but took them to the island of Lampedusa, saying the seas were too rough for them to reach the destination planned. The vessel has been detained so as not to having followed the order to disembark in Sicily.

NGO ship rescued 83 migrants in two missions

The 'Louise Michel', after carrying out two different rescue operations for two small boats in difficulty, berthed at the General Cargo Terminal in Pozzallo on Oct 5 at 11.15 a.m. UTC with 83 rescued people on board. During the first rescue, 53 migrants were recovered from an overloaded dinghy in precarious navigability conditions. Then the humanitarian ship encountered another boat with 30 people on board, which had been adrift for three days.

NGO ship with 75 migrants stuck in Lampedusa

The 'Louise Michel' remained docked in Lampedusa, as adverse sea conditions did not allow the ship to continue sailing towards the port of Trapani to drop off 75 migrants, who were still on board. The ship was waiting for the weather and sea conditions to improve before continuing towards the port of Trapani.