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The sea rescue ship "Sea-Eye 4" sets off to head towards the Mediterranean
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A total of 492 people are currently on board the "See-Eye 4", including many minors.
The migrants and refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in several actions.
Most recently, the relief crew was able to save 72 people last night, as the See Eye association from Regensburg announced on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, the ship "See Eye 4" responded to an emergency call.
Dozens of people had been sitting in a rubber dinghy that was already getting water.
Sea-Eye's Gorden Isler said they were "very fortunate" that the ship was "less than three hours away at the time of the distress call and that they were found in time at night."
Many of the people admitted last night have chemical burns, the association reported.
"Because if fuel leaks out in the rubber dinghies and mixes with seawater, a chemical mixture is produced that burns the skin very badly," the aid organization said.
The ship is waiting for a safe port in Italy or Malta to be assigned to bring the rescued ashore.
It often takes days for the authorities to grant permission.
Most recently, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said the number of people displaced by war, persecution and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million at the end of 2021, according to the latest report.
That is eight percent more than the year before - and more than twice as many as ten years ago.
The people who fled because of the Russian war of aggression are not included in the report.
This contribution is part of the Global Society project
Expand areaWhat is the Global Society project?
Under the title "Global Society", reporters from
Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe
report on injustices in a globalized world, socio-political challenges and sustainable development.
The reports, analyses, photo series, videos and podcasts appear in a separate section in SPIEGEL's international section.
The project is long-term and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
A detailed FAQ with questions and answers about the project can be found here.
AreaWhat does the funding look like in concrete terms?open
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has been supporting the project since 2019 for an initial period of three years with a total of around 2.3 million euros - around 760,000 euros per year.
In 2021, the project was extended by almost three and a half years until spring 2025 under the same conditions.
AreaIs the journalistic content independent of the foundation?open
Yes.
The editorial content is created without the influence of the Gates Foundation.
AreaDo other media also have similar projects?open
Yes.
With the support of the Gates Foundation, major European media outlets such as The Guardian and El País have set up similar sections on their news sites with Global Development and Planeta Futuro respectively.
Did SPIEGEL already have similar projects? open
In recent years, SPIEGEL has already implemented two projects with the European Journalism Center (EJC) and the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: the "OverMorgen Expedition" on global sustainability goals and the journalistic refugee project "The New Arrivals ", within the framework of which several award-winning multimedia reports on the topics of migration and flight have been created.
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