‘Alex’ docks in Lampedusa despite ban
A charity boat carrying 41 rescued migrants has docked in an Italian port despite a ban on it doing so.
The captain of the Alex decided to leave international waters for Lampedusa’s port because of the “intolerable hygienic conditions”.
epa07699476 The Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans’ Alex migrant rescue ship carrying 41 migrants rescued off Libya Thursday docks at the port of Lampedusa, Sicily island, Italy, 06 July 2019. The boat carrying 41 migrants has docked in the Italian port despite a ban by Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister, who had vowed to block them. EPA-EFE/ELIO DESIDERIO
epa07699398 The Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans’ Alex migrant rescue ship carrying 41 migrants rescued off Libya Thursday enters the port of Lampedusa, Sicily island, Italy, 06 July 2019. The boat carrying 41 migrants has docked in the Italian port despite a ban by Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister, who had vowed to block them. EPA-EFE/ELIO DESIDERIO
epa07699420 The Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans’ Alex migrant rescue ship carrying 41 migrants rescued off Libya Thursday docks at the port of Lampedusa, Sicily island, Italy, 06 July 2019. The boat carrying 41 migrants has docked in the Italian port despite a ban by Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister, who had vowed to block them. EPA-EFE/ELIO DESIDERIO
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