Zingaretti: "The Ocean Viking must land without ifs and buts"

2019-09-10T21:23:05.744Z

"For me it must enter without if and without but" in an Italian port. This was said by the secretary of the Democratic Party and president of the Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti, interviewed by Giovanni Floris at "Dimartedi '", on La7, answering a question about the ship of the Ong Ocean Viking. The ship of Sos Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders is still waiting with 84 survivors on board. Of these, 34 were rescued on 9 September by the sailboat Josefa, but the situation on the sailboat of the small German NGO Resqship, 14 meters large, had become too dangerous and transhipment was necessary. They come from Nigeria, Senegal and Guinea, they have stories of recent torture and deprivation behind them. Among them also 18 minors and 7 women in pregnancy. Neither Italy nor Malta responded to the request for a safe port.