HUMANITY 1

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26 migrants rescued and taken to Brindisi

The 'Humanity 1' has rescued 26 refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. The people disembarked in Brindisi on the morning of July 15, after a four-day voyage. The crew of the "Humanity 1" rescued the boat people on July 11 in international waters off Libya. They had set off from Libya and found themselves in distress a few kilometers from the coast. Photos: https://x.com/soshumanity_en/status/1943632213775446118 https://x.com/soshumanity_en/status/1945080141899579518

71 migrants disembarked in Ravenna

The 'Humanity 1' arrived at the port of Ravenna on March 2, 2025, after rescuing 71 migrants, including 16 unaccompanied minors and nine women, in the Central Mediterranean. The majority of the migrants came from Eritrea (51 persons) and Ethiopia (nine persons). The rest were from Nigeria, The Gambia, Sudan, Cameroon, Benin, the Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, and Togo. The group included 46 men, 16 unaccompanied minors and nine women. Among them were three families. 50 people were transferred to nearby Bologna, 80 kilometers inland from Ravenna; the others will stay in Ravenna. The migrants had been rescued on Feb 24 from a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean over 1,600 kilometers away from the port of Ravenna. Some survivors had burns caused by fuel; some said they were tortured in Libya and show visible signs of it. Some survivors were suffering from pulmonary infections. The NGO had asked the Italian authorities to assign them a closer port, citing the mental and physical health of the survivors on board the 'Humanity 1' and worsening weather conditions, but their request had not been granted. Report with photo: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/63181/italy-71-migrants-disembark-from-rescue-ship-humanity-1

HGO ship rescued 195 migrants off Libya

The 'Humanity 1' has rescued 195 migrants in the Mediterranean. The ship was now heading for the port of Marina di Carrara, the aid organization SOS Humanity announced on Nov 29. the boat people were taken on board in four missions since Nov 27. On the night of NMov 27, the ship rescued 47 people from distress from an overcrowded and unseaworthy boat, which also had four masked men on board, who were identified by the rescued people as members of the so-called Libyan coast guard. The men pushed the 47 people off the boat and remained aboard. They withdrew immediately after the rescue. Most recently, 46 people were rescued from an unseaworthy wooden boat on the evening of Nov 28. They had fled Libya and had spent more than 24 hours on the boat without life jackets.