Overview

• SOS Méditerranée reports that two men on a Libyan patrol boat opened fire without warning on the Ocean Viking for at least 20 minutes.
• No passengers or crew were injured, but windows were shattered, antennas were destroyed, and rescue equipment was hit.
• The ship was carrying 87 rescued people in international waters north of Libya and, after an allegedly unlawful order to leave the area, was searching for another distress case.
• After issuing a distress call and alerting NATO, the crew says a referred Italian navy vessel did not answer repeated calls for assistance.
• The Ocean Viking is heading to Syracuse for disembarkation and repairs, and the NGO alleges the attacking patrol boat was supplied by Italy in 2023.