Overview

• On Saturday night around 21:30, Mediterranea Saving Humans disembarked 10 people in Trapani after refusing an Interior Ministry order to proceed to Genoa.
• The ship said Genoa was about 600 nautical miles and roughly three days away, and that CIRM and onboard medics urged immediate landing at the nearest port for medical and psychological care.
• The rescued group includes Syrians, Egyptians, and Kurds from Iran and Iraq, with three unaccompanied minors, and they reported violence in Libya and witnessing four companions die at sea.
• Mission lead Beppe Caccia acknowledged over radio that the move contravened the assigned port, and authorities signaled potential fines, vessel detention or judicial action under the 2023 Piantedosi decree.
• The clash reflects broader policy assigning distant ports to NGOs, as seen the same weekend with SOS Méditerranée’s Ocean Viking directed to Marina di Carrara about 1,300 km from its rescue area.