Some 114 migrants embarked on two boats off the Libyan coast were rescued Saturday, September 19 by a boat from the NGO Sea-Eye, announced the German organization.
The ship Alan-Kurdi, chartered by the German organization, first rescued 90 migrants on an "
overloaded inflatable boat
" off the coast of Libya, before taking on board 24 other refugees on a small fishing boat, Sea-Eye said in a statement.
Among the 114 people treated are eight women, including one pregnant, and eight children, Sea-Eye said.
“
For fear of being picked up by the Libyan militias, these people had not made an emergency call and were taking a very high risk
,” said Gorden Isler, president of Sea-Eye, in the statement.
These refugees, when they are in difficulty on a boat, are "
handed over to the Libyans or to the sea. But they are now on a German ship and are finally treated like human beings
", for his part greeted Jan Ribbeck, director of Sea-Eye operations.
The NGO, which is increasing rescues in the Mediterranean with the help of several ships, does not specify at this stage where it intends to attempt to drop these refugees.
