But is it even legal? Sailors like Yannick Lemonnier and Robin Knox Johnston would say it is. It’s also a challenge and potentially dangerous. Heading out on the water by yourself, just you and the sea. If you’re serious about sailing then you likely have tried solo sailing. We may earn comission from links on this page, but we have confidence in all recommended products. Noting that nine out of 10 refugees have fled to neighboring countries, Carlotta Sami of UNCHR in Italy said the agency is pushing for EU governments to provide “safe passageways” for refugees “to diminish the number of those who attempt to make the extremely risky journey.”ĪP writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.Boat Safe is a community supported site. Critics say Europe is turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Libyan detention centers for migrants. European rescue efforts led by Italy in the central Mediterranean were scaled back a few years ago and more emphasis was placed on training and equipping the Libyan coast guard to intercept migrant boats before they can reach European waters. Human rights groups often criticize European governments for not doing more to rescue migrants trying to reach the continent on unseaworthy vessels. More than 400 people were rescued this week while trying to reach the island group. IOM has registered 900 deaths on the Canaries route this year, he said, but the true number could be double “and no one is paying a lot of attention.” “The route from western Africa is very long and very dangerous,” di Giacomo said.
Some boats sink not far from the coast of Africa and others disappear further out, in some cases missing the Canaries and drifting deep into the Atlantic. Meanwhile, since last year traffic has increased on an even more dangerous route in the Atlantic Ocean where migrants set out from Senegal, Mauritania or Morocco in simple wooden boats with the hope of reaching Spain’s Canary Islands. Another boat operated by charity Sea-Watch was looking for a safe port to disembark 463 rescued migrants. Migrant rescue activists on Thursday said a boat in the central Mediterranean with 430 people on board was taking in water and called on European authorities to assist.
0 kommentar(er)
