Rescued people on board Sea-Watch 4 waiting for a port of safety

Sea-Watch fears arbitrary blockade of another rescue vessel after bringing 353 people to a safe port

Today, twelve days after the first conducted rescue of this mission, the Sea-Watch 4 was able to disembark 353 survivors in Palermo, Italy. European states continue to refuse to rescue shipwrecked people and instead instruct civilian actors to assist in rescues. Once in port, civil actors have to fear repression and the confiscation of their…