🚩Where are they? We again lost contact to the ~17 people after 16:59CEST, when they were still drifting in international waters. We informed #EU authorities more than 36 hours ago, but they refuse to take responsibility.
The #EU authorities say we should call the so-called Libyan "Coastguard", but they do not even pick up the phone!
#DontLetthemDrown!
#BlackLivesMatter
Still no rescue in sight for the ~17 people in distress who have been abandoned at sea for almost 3 days! Authorities are not responding & we lost contact to the people at 16:59. Merchant vessel #IVAN was in the area but it didn’t seem to engage. Will #Europe just watch them die?
We tried to reach all authorities throughout the night, but nobody picked up the phone nor gave us info. We lost contact to the ~17 people 14 hours ago. We don’t know what happened to them or where they are. We demand not only rescue but also the end to this institutional silence
The civil aircraft #Moonbird spotted the boat in distress that reached out to us already on 27 July. They are still adrift at sea as all authorities reject responsibility. This situation is unbearable. We call on EU authorities to no longer delay rescue!
++ 62 hours left adrift! ++
It's a shame that the people in need are still in distress at sea! We informed authorities more then 62h ago and the merchant vessel #BASSILEVOUSA is nearby but the boat is left adrift in international waters, instructed by MRCC Rome not to intervene.
Our contact to this boat, spotted by #Moonbird yesterday, was lost. We don't know where they are. The people in distress have been left adrift for days, though we've alerted all relevant authorities repeatedly & though merchant vessels were nearby. We hope they are still alive.
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