“Frozen indefinitely”: why the humanitarian ship SOS Méditerranée can no longer continue its operations
Ocean Viking is still side by side. By decision of the Italian authorities, the boat of the humanitarian NGO SOS Méditerranée was immobilized in the port of Civitavecchia, north of Rome (Italy), when it had just disembarked 57 migrants rescued at sea.
The decision was made on Tuesday, July 11. The Italian authorities immobilized the Ocean Viking of a humanitarian NGO SOS Mediterraneanwhich has just disembarked 57 migrants rescued at sea, is currently in the port of Civitavecchia, north of Rome.
This administrative action of the Italian Coast Guard has an “indefinite duration” because the inspection to which the ship was subjected “was foundA very limited number of technical and management deficiencies”According to the press release of SOS Méditerranée transmitted on social networks. When asked about the reasons for this freeze, According to information fromFrance Press agency relayed by Western FranceThe Italian coast guard did not immediately respond.
Problem with lifeboats?
The authorities identified a problem with Lifeboats. “We have a total of 14 boats today, and the control officers who have come to us have requested that there be 14 people authorized to deploy these life rafts in case the ship is abandoned,” Sophie Beaux, Director and Co-Founder of SOS Méditerranée, developed nearby Parisian.
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Ex-Ocean Viking scan In 2020, it has sanctioned 14 lifeboats, a number calculated based on the number of people saved, not the size of the crew. However, the last inspection so far required one specialist operator per lifeboat, thus 14 people, one specialist operator was no longer sufficient.
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