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A migrant rescue ship carrying more than 80 people was evacuated near Italy's southernmost Island on Tuesday, ending a 19-day standoff that pushed 15 passengers to jump into the sea to escape deteriorating conditions aboard.
Sicilian prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio ordered the seizure of the ship off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa and the immediate evacuation of its passengers after he boarded the vessel and met with port authorities as part of an investigation into possible kidnapping charges resulting from the refusal of hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to allow the migrants to disembark, the news agency ANSA reported.
The rescued passengers have been on the Spanish-flagged ship Open Arms since they were plucked from the Mediterranean nearly three weeks ago.
Migrants disembark rescue ship in Italy after 19-day standoff
Because it's a free taxi.
Sicilian prosecutor Luigi Patronaggio ordered the seizure of the ship off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa and the immediate evacuation of its passengers after he boarded the vessel and met with port authorities as part of an investigation into possible kidnapping charges resulting from the refusal of hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to allow the migrants to disembark, the news agency ANSA reported.
The rescued passengers have been on the Spanish-flagged ship Open Arms since they were plucked from the Mediterranean nearly three weeks ago.
Migrants disembark rescue ship in Italy after 19-day standoff
Because it's a free taxi.
