Overview

• Sea-Eye 5 rescued 65 migrants from an overcrowded inflatable boat 50 nautical miles off the Libyan coast and was ordered to dock in Pozzallo.
• Italian officials detained the ship over alleged breaches of instructions issued by the Rome rescue coordination center.
• Sea-Eye announced plans to challenge the detention in court, rejecting the accusations of procedural violations.
• In early June, authorities also held the NGO vessel Nadir in Lampedusa after it rescued 112 people from a wooden boat.
• NGOs warn that such detentions risk undermining civilian rescue missions as the EU partners with North African states to prevent departures.