Overview

• The Tribunal of Trapani suspended the Interior Ministry’s 60-day administrative detention of Mediterranea’s ship after an urgent appeal.
• The judge found the decision to disembark 10 rescued people in Trapani rather than the assigned port of Genoa was motivated by solidarity to protect life.
• Health authorities USMAF and the international radio-medical center CIRM had advised prompt disembarkation due to fragile physical and psychological conditions.
• The order criticizes the ministry’s sanctioning, flagging illegitimacy at least in how the €10,000 fine was quantified, while the broader merits remain unresolved.
• The ruling intersects with Italy’s 2023 rules requiring ships to reach state-assigned ports, and a full hearing in December could influence how those measures are enforced.