Foto: Anthony Jean / SOS Mediterranée
Det norske skipet har bedt om evakuering av 44 migranter av helsemessige årsaker. Det er 180 migranter ombord. NGO Sos Mediteranee skrev på Twitter at enkelte hadde uttrykt ønske om å ta livet av seg og andre og at stemningen av anspent på skipet.
En av migrantene forsøkte å begå selvmord fredag morgen. Mange har vært ombord Ocean Viking i 3-4 dager, men de fleste har vært ombord siden 25. juni. Skipet befinner seg litt sør for Sicilia.
🔴PRESS RELEASE #OceanViking has declared a State of Emergency. Italian authorities are informed. The situation has deteriorated to the point that the safety of the 180 survivors and the crew can no longer be guaranteed.#OceanViking needs a safe port now https://t.co/mfIJJ7U1vK
— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 3, 2020
🔴URGENT: we have received no response from maritime authorities to our urgent medical evacuation request sent 3 hours ago. Tensions and anxiety onboard are reaching unprecedented levels.
For the safety of survivors and crew, the #OceanViking needs to be urgently assisted. pic.twitter.com/OJyTVdLFV8
— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 3, 2020
UPDATE: The #OceanViking sent a request to Italian and Maltese maritime authorities for the immediate medical evacuation of 44 survivors who are in a state of acute mental distress, threatening to harm themselves and others around them and expressing suicidal ideas. pic.twitter.com/UVXsULiwJ8
— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 3, 2020
🔴 The situation on #OceanViking is now extremely urgent. Many of the survivors are in acute mental distress, expressing the intent to inflict harm on themselves. One man attempted suicide today.
The safety of survivors & crew are under threat. We need a Place of Safety now. pic.twitter.com/MV4vFyAsrL
— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 3, 2020
NTB skriver:
Mannskapet på skipet «Ocean Viking» har bedt om bistand fra italienske myndigheter, opplyser rederiet Hoyland Offshore til NTB.
Mannskapet kan for øyeblikket ikke hjelpe de 180 migrantene på dekk. Årsaken skal være at en gruppe på 44 migranter prøver å presse skipet til havn. Skipet har vært ute til havs i lang tid fordi Italia truer med å beslaglegge skipet dersom det legger til kai.
Dermed er de fleste ansatte evakuert fra dekk, og migrantene er uten mat og tilsyn. Derfor har kapteinen bedt om bistand fra italienske myndigheter.
– Det maritime crewet har kontroll over skipet, understreker daglig leder Trym Jacobsen i Hoyland Offshore.
Meldingene fra torsdag:
🔴5 rescued people on #OceanViking have expressed suicidal intent. Survivors show signs of agitation, depression, extreme mental fatigue. The mental distress caused by their ordeal in Libya & the current situation is unbearable for many.
All need to disembark in a safe place now. pic.twitter.com/LhiF604XHG— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 2, 2020
The situation onboard #OceanViking is deteriorating quickly.
2 survivors jumped overboard earlier today. They were recovered by our teams and are now safe onboard. 1 more person attempted to jump.
This is what long delays of disembarkations do to extremely vulnerable survivors. https://t.co/tqW1WYxEHq pic.twitter.com/hky3D9xsuc
— SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) July 2, 2020