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Migrants Disembark Open Arms Rescue Ship in Italy After 19 Days at Sea
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10:56Now PlayingMore than 80 migrants evacuated the Open Arms humanitarian ship late Tuesday that had been stranded off Italy for 19 days, capping a drama-filled day in which 15 people jumped overboard in an attempt to escape its conditions.
The Italian news agency ANSA says an Italian prosecutor has ordered the seizure of the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms and the evacuation of the more than 80 migrants still on board.
The move late Tuesday caps a dramatic day that saw some 15 migrants jump in the sea to escape the ship after being frustrated and angry at the 19 days they were stuck at sea. With the help of Italian rescue workers, those swimmers reached the shores of the nearby Italian island of Lampedusa.
But Open Arms said that made operations on board “desperate” and “intolerable” for the remaining migrants.
Spain tried to end the spiraling humanitarian crisis by dispatching a naval ship to escort the Open Arms back to Spain.
ANSA said Sicilian Prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio ordered the seizure after visiting the ship and meeting with port authorities. Patronaggio is investigating possible charges of kidnapping against Italy’s hard-line interior minister, Matteo Salvini, who has refused to allow the migrants on shore despite offers from six countries to take them.
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