“We cannot maneuver.” SOS by Louise Michel financed by Banksy: 219 migrants on board. Two NGO ships sail to the rescue

The Louise michel, a German-flagged ship financed by the British artist Banksy continues to launch SOS, denouncing an unsustainable situation on board and a Europe that “ignores our emergency calls for immediate assistance”. On board, as the ship itself has communicated, there is a dead man and the organization in its last cheep renewed his appeal: “We repeat – read the message – #LouiseMichel does not achieve maneuver for sure and no one comes to our aid. The rescued people have suffered extreme trauma, it is time for them to be taken to safety. We need immediate help ”. In the previous tweet the organization had explained that the ship “no longer has control of its maneuvers due to the crowded bridge.” In the last hours she has sailed to their rescue ionian sea of Mediterranea, while the Sea Watch 4 has announced that he will change course to try to help her, despite being beyond 4 hours away. “The reason? – We read on their social networks – Because the European authorities deny help once more. Shame on the EU! ”.

Even the Ionian Sea of ​​the Italian NGO will have to face long hours of navigation. “We decided to intervene, anticipating the scheduled start of our Mission 09 in 48 hours, because at the moment neither the Maltese nor the Italian authorities are providing the necessary assistance to more than 150 people in imminent danger of life,” explains Mediterranea in a note. . “It will be a journey of many hours and we hope that the military units of the Italian Coast Guard or the Maltese decide to intervene sooner. The Louise Michel and the dozen people still at sea would be easily accessible in less than two hours from Lampedusa and in less than three of Valletta with quick settings. Louise Michel has been helping a rubber boat of 130 people since last night. The situation is dramatic, one person on board has died and the crew cannot guarantee assistance to all. There are many women and children, A lot of people have serious medical problems because gasoline burns and the many hours at sea. “

On board the Louise Michel, a 30-meter boat whose story was told by guardian a few days ago, there is a team of 10 persons e “219 survivors, of which 33 are still in a life raft plus one deceased in a body bag ”. Many of the survivors have “fuel burns – explains the organization – they have been at sea for days and are now alone in a search and rescue area. UE (!)… Do your job. Save them. “The same appeal had been relaunched in recent hours by the Italian NGO Mediterranea saving humans. In a tweet addressed to Minister Paola De Micheli and the Coast Guard we read: “The @MVLouiseMichel is in an emergency situation and the Italian and European institutions must intervene to rescue the more than 200 people on board and the crew. Save them, they are two hours from Lampedusa ”.