52 refugees remain onboard the Talia, a Lebanese merchant vessel that usually transports livestock, without a port of safety
ITALY and Malta refused to take responsibility for over 230 rescued refugees stuck onboard two ships in the Mediterranean this weekend.
A group of 52 people contacted the refugee-distress hotline operated by activist network Alarm Phone on Friday morning from within Malta’s search and rescue zone (SAR).
Alarm Phone made several attempts to contact the Maltese maritime rescue co-ordination centre (MRCC) but, it said, its calls were ignored and the authorities refused to take down crucial information about the boat in distress.
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