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NGO rescue ships finally released after month-long seizure in Italy
Meanwhile, a refugee woman gives birth on a dinghy stranded off the coast of Libya
Sa Eye's ship, the Alan Kurdi
[Sea Eye]
TWO REFUGEE-rescue ships detained in an Italian port for over a month were finally given permission to leave today as refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean continued to be pushed back to Libya.
Italian authorities seized the Alan Kurdi and Aita Mari — ships operated respectively by German charity Sea Eye and the Basque non-government organisation Humanitarian Maritime Rescue (SMH) — on May 5, following their rescue of nearly 200 people.
The vessels were subjected to protracted inspections by teams flown out from Rome, which then banned them from leaving the port until alleged safety failures were addressed.
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