(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 05 - The ships Humanity 1 and Geo Barents entered Italian territorial waters only "after having requested and obtained the permission of the Italian authorities".
The two NGOs specify this, reiterating the request for a safe harbor to disembark the migrants who are on board recovered in rescue operations in the Mediterranean.
"The Humanity 1 ship - explains the German NGO Sos Humanity - will not go to Catania, it never intended to do so. We have not received a safe place to disembark the 179 survivors on board. We entered the territorial waters yesterday to find protection from the weather, from the wind. and high waves. But we did it only after obtaining permission from the authorities of the port of Catania ".
"After having requested and received permission from the Italian authorities - said Juan Matias Gil, head of mission for search and rescue operations of Doctors Without Borders - the Geo Barents, Mfs search and rescue ship, entered Italian territorial waters due to bad weather . We have been waiting for over 10 days for a safe landing place for the 572 survivors on board. The last request to the Italian authorities dates back to last night at 22.27, and as for the others, we are still waiting for a positive response ".
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