While NGO ships are detained on false grounds in a cynical political game, #MRCCRome regularly refuses resposibility for groups at risk of drowning. The supposed "Rescue Coordination Centre" in #Malta is not responsive at all. 2/2

MSF Sea @alarmphone ⛔️ Erst nach 18:00 teilte #MRCCRome dem Kapitän eines der Handelsschiffe mit, dass Rettung geschickt werde. Aber das Boot, das spät in der Nacht kam, war ein libysches (tbc die Tareq Bin Zeyad) u. zwang die Menschen zurück nach #Libyen🇱🇾. via @alarmphone x.com/alarm_phone/st…

Da #GeoBarents unterwegs nach #Brindisi weit entfernt ist, kontaktierte das MSF Sea Team #MRCCRome⚓️🇮🇹 , um Notrufe weiterzuleiten. Zur Erinnerung: In #Italien werden 3 NGO-Rettungsschiffe festgehalten, anderen werden entfernte Häfen zugewiesen. 3/3 x.com/msf_sea/status…

5/5 We hold #MRCCRome’s late reaction responsible for the deterioration of the situation. They were informed about the distress cases since yesterday morning, and were constantly updated by Mare*Go crew. Malta's #Ignorance and Italy’s and the EU’s #Inaction is shameful!

2/5 #ItalianCoastGuard entered the scene more than five hours after our urgent request to #MRCCRome for assistance. This delay has exposed the survivors and our crew to the danger of operating in the dark, with boats drifting apart and being at risk of sinking or being #LostAtSea

🆘 Mare*Go stabilisiert derzeit 6 Boote in Seenot, mit zus. ~285 Personen. @marego_vessel verfügt nicht über ausreichend Rettungsausrüstung. #MRCCRome / Guardia Costiera: Fate il vostro dovere! #SearchAndRescue #Emergency #LeaveNoOneBehind

🔴 Mare*Go currently stabilises 6 boats in distress, with approx. 285 people. We do not have sufficient live saving equipment. We urgently requested immediate assistance by #MRCCRome #SearchAndRescue #Emergency #LeaveNoOneBehind

Während der Fahrt nach Sizilien, hörte @marego_vessel immer noch #Mayday Rufe aus der SAR-Zone. Ein sicherer Hafen in 30h Entfernung ist nicht sicher, schon gar nicht für diejenigen, die noch in Seenot sind. #DefendSolidarity #MRCCRome #RescueFamily x.com/marego_vessel/…

While we are heading to our assigned place of safety in #Sicily, we are still overhearing #Mayday calls from the search a rescue area. A port of safety in 30h distance is not safe, at least not for those who are still in distress.  #DefendSolidarity #MRCCRome #civilfleetfamily

Thank you so much #GeoBarents MSF Sea and all other civil #SeaRescue teams for stepping in where the #EuropeanUnion shamefully fails 🙏 ...and thanks also to #MRCCRome for reaching out rather than ignoring...

Hello Guardia Costiera #MRCCRome Armed Forces of Malta #Malta would you kindly assist and not let civilians do all your work? #DontLetThemDrown

Please #DontLetThemDrown #MRCCRome Guardia Costiera

🔴 There are 65 lives at risk now, #Libya and #Tunisia will rather see them drowning, per @alarmphone. Are Armed Forces of Malta and Guardia Costiera going to intervene and #MRCCRome coordinating rescue? It’s mandatory under international laws. It’s what humanity demands. Mediterranea Saving Humans

@alarmphone Die Verantwortlichen sollten schnellstens wegen unterlassener Hilfeleistung auf See vor Gericht! Das sind menschenverachtende Kriminelle! #MRCCROME Sea-Watch Italy - Könnt Ihr nicht retten!?

#Italy tug #ASSOVENTINOVE almost made it to #PortoEmpedocle, Sicily, after rescuing 84 people earlier today in #Malta SAR zone, under #MRCCRome coordination. #HumanitarianCorridorsNow #BlackLivesMatter on land & at sea Mediterranea Saving Humans

When #Italy Government wants, they can. #MRCCRome took control of the situation of a boat in distress today, and ordered #ASSOVENTINOVE to rescue the people in danger. That is why the work of #civilfleet on social media is so important: every mayday needs a megaphone Mediterranea Saving Humans

Tanker #HeydarAliyev w/#Malta flag is 10 nm away from the distressed 95 people of #Eritrea fleeing illegal detention in #Libya. 5 nm away #Maridrive230, operating for Shell w/Belize flag. Both have an obligation to rescue, #MRCCRome an obligation to coordinate. #SaveThemNow

It would be a farce if it was not a deliberate action of the Italian maritime authorities to submit hundreds of people to pain and suffering. And what for? To show how inhuman is the #EU? #letthemdown #MRCCRome assing a PoS now. #BlackLivesMatter on land and at sea. Mediterranea Saving Humans

#MRCCRome #DontLetThemDrown

150 #migrants / #refugees currently in urgent distress (water coming in) off #Libya's coast. #MRCCRome has been informed, @alarmphone is in contact. #migration #irregularmigration #Mediterranean #missingmigrants