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Migrants. Geo Barents rescues 190 people off Libyan coast - Video

Applause erupts on board when the operator of Doctors Without Borders announces: "We are an NGO and we will not return to Libya"

24/03/2023

Reuters

Overnight, following an Alarm Phone report, the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team on board the Geo Barents rescued 190 people, including some unaccompanied minors who were on a boat in distress off the Libyan coast.

The rescue was carried out after the boat on which they were traveling was stabilized by the humanitarian ship Louise Michel who also distributed life jackets. This was reported by the NGO itself.

After the transhipment operations, an MSF worker welcomed the migrants gathered on the deck of the ship to reassure them: "Welcome to the Geo Barents of Doctors Without Borders, we are an NGO and we will not return to Libya" and applause broke out.