(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 10 - "We are extremely relieved that our ship has been assigned a safe harbor in France, which puts an end to a critical situation. But this solution has a bitter taste: the 230 women, children and men aboard the ship. 'Ocean Viking have gone through a terrible ordeal and are exhausted, as have our teams. "
This was stated by XavierLauth, director of operations of Sos Mediterranee.
"The landing almost three weeks after their rescue, so far from the operational area in the central Mediterranean - he adds - is the result of a dramatic failure of all European states, which have violated maritime law in an unprecedented manner".
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