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The street artist Banksy financed a new boat to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. The ship is already in the area and saved 89 people. This was reported by the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’.
The ship, named after the 19th century French anarchist. “Louise Michel” and is decorated with graffiti by the British artist, it departed on August 18 from the Spanish port of Borriana, near Valencia. Chartered in top secret, it has already recovered 89 people, including 14 women and two children, in the central Mediterranean and now, The Guardian reports, “it is looking for a safe seaport to disembark passengers or transfer them to a Coast Guard ship. European “. .
The newspaper published several images of the ship, painted pink and white, with graffiti depicting a girl in a life jacket wielding a heart-shaped buoy.
The crew consists of ten members, European activists with long experience in search and rescue at sea. The captain is Pia Klemp, a German human rights activist known for guiding several other rescue ships, including Sea-Watch 3.
The ship is an old French customs ship. At 31 meters long, it is smaller in size but considerably faster than the usual NGO boats operating in the area, allowing it to pass the Libyan coast guard.
The artist would not be on board, says The Guardian, adding that the entire operation was organized between London, Berlin and Borriana.
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