Sea-Watch Crews Rescue 227 Migrants Amid Libyan Harassment

Libya · Rest of Africa region

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. Crews from the German-based NGO Sea-Watch rescued 227 migrants in the Central Mediterranean over a 48-hour period. During the operations, the rescue ships Sea-Watch 5 and Aurora 2 faced repeated intimidation at sea from individuals claiming to be part of the Libyan navy.