Overview

• Mediterranea disembarked ten rescued people in Trapani after being ordered to Genoa, citing urgent medical and psychological needs verified by onboard medics and Italy’s CIRM.
• The NGO acknowledged the breach and says it will accept consequences, with potential fines, vessel detention or investigation under the 2023 Piantedosi framework.
• The group included Kurds, Egyptians and Syrians with three unaccompanied minors, and the NGO reports traffickers forced them into the sea with four companions missing.
• SOS Méditerranée reports the Ocean Viking came under sustained fire for about 20 minutes from a Libyan coast guard vessel in international waters, causing damage but no injuries to the 87 survivors and crew.
• Ocean Viking was initially assigned Marina di Carrara about 1,300 km from the rescue area and is now heading to Siracusa after the attack, while political figures and rights groups press for safer, coordinated SAR and scrutiny of dealings with Libyan forces.