Leading non-governmental organizations SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have announced that their migrant rescue ship Aquarius would resume patrolling the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.
The humanitarian groups insist their duty is to rescue migrants attempting to reach Europe from Libya and to stop more migrants from dying at sea -
Unsafe and overcrowded vessels run by human traffickers continue to attempt the dangerous crossing. But Italy’s new populist, coalition government acted on its campaign promise and abruptly put a stop the NGOs' "taxi-service" to Europe.
Since its 2011 uprising and ensuing instability, Libya has become one of the main transit points for migrations to Europe. Africa is moving to Italy.
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