M/V Perge, the Turkish ship that rescued 112 Libyan immigrants 80 miles off Tripoli yesterday, successfully delivered the immigrants to SAR boats in the port of Empedocle, South of Sicily.
Capt. Alp Güney, Master of M/V Perge said the following to SeaNews Turkey: "On 30.07.2014 at 0730lt M/V Perge arrived on road port of Empedocle and at 0750lt anchored to area bravo 2 by the instruction of Harbor Master. At 0830lt two of SAR boats boarded to ship and started to disembark refugees. At 0920lt all 25 women refugees disembarked and continued remain. At 1005lt SAR boat “CP 765” left the ship with 50 men refugees remaining onboard. At 1040lt SAR boat “CP819” left the ship with 25 women and 37 men refugees. At 1045lt informed Harbor Master about completion of disembarking 112 refugees to both SAR boats. At 1100lt started to heave up anchor and 1110lt vessel sailed to destination Port Mellitah."
M/V Perge is a Panamanian dry cargo ship managed by Istanbul-based Polaris Shipping.
The migrants from the ship M/V Perge were to be transferred to a centre in Trapani, almost 200 km away, rather than the nearby centre in Siculiana which was said to be at capacity with 260 migrants.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a total of 67,000 migrants and asylum seekers have reached Italy to date this year, including over 6,500 unaccompanied children.
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has pleaded for more help from other European countries in managing the migrants, many of whom are heading for other parts of the continent.
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Capt. Alp Güney, Master of M/V Perge said the following to SeaNews Turkey: "On 30.07.2014 at 0730lt M/V Perge arrived on road port of Empedocle and at 0750lt anchored to area bravo 2 by the instruction of Harbor Master. At 0830lt two of SAR boats boarded to ship and started to disembark refugees. At 0920lt all 25 women refugees disembarked and continued remain. At 1005lt SAR boat “CP 765” left the ship with 50 men refugees remaining onboard. At 1040lt SAR boat “CP819” left the ship with 25 women and 37 men refugees. At 1045lt informed Harbor Master about completion of disembarking 112 refugees to both SAR boats. At 1100lt started to heave up anchor and 1110lt vessel sailed to destination Port Mellitah."
M/V Perge is a Panamanian dry cargo ship managed by Istanbul-based Polaris Shipping.
The migrants from the ship M/V Perge were to be transferred to a centre in Trapani, almost 200 km away, rather than the nearby centre in Siculiana which was said to be at capacity with 260 migrants.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a total of 67,000 migrants and asylum seekers have reached Italy to date this year, including over 6,500 unaccompanied children.
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has pleaded for more help from other European countries in managing the migrants, many of whom are heading for other parts of the continent.
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