The day: Banksy rescue ship transmits SOS: injured and a dead refugee on board

The rescue ship "Louise Michel" is already in distress after its second rescue operation in the Mediterranean: "We urgently need help," the crew wrote on Twitter that night. There is a dead person on the ship.

  • After only two rescue operations, there are already 219 refugees on board in addition to the ten-person crew.
  • In addition to the fatality, these include several refugees with fuel burns.
  • According to the Marine Traffic website, the ship sailing under the German flag was around 90 kilometers southeast of the Italian island of Lampedusa in the early morning.
  • As a token of support, it was painted by British artist Banksy.

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