THE EU-supported Libyan coastal security forces fired warning shots and carried out “risky manoeuvres” as a ship was attempting to save the lives of more than 60 refugees today. 

The Alan Kurdi, a vessel operated by the German charity Sea Eye, was alerted to an emergency in the Libyan search-and-rescue zone this morning by the activists’ network Alarm Phone. 

Arriving at the scene an hour later, the Alan Kurdi's crew found a wooden boat with 68 people on board. None of them had a life jacket.