
THE European Union-supported Libyan coastguard threatened to arrest the crew of a civilian-run refugee rescue ship in international waters today.
The Sea-Watch 3 returned to the central Mediterranean on Monday, its first mission in the region since Italy detained it for four months for apparent safety failings.
In a conversation between Sea Watch 3’s captain and the coastguard, the ship was ordered to leave — or it would be forced to leave and the crew arrested.

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