Tag: SOLAS
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Shipowners are not allowed to bring refugees back to Libya
The disembarkation of rescued refugees in Libya is punishable under German law, including for merchant ships. This is documented by a Bundestag assessment. However, the Foreign Office and the public prosecutors are not interested in pursuing captains and shipowners The…
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A seahorse for the Mediterranean: Border surveillance for Libyan search and rescue zone
Libya is to become the first third-state to join the EU’s satellite-supported “Seahorse Mediterranean” network. The Italian military is currently setting up the necessary control centres, to be followed by a new application for a search and rescue zone, supported…
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Migration monitoring in the Mediterranean region – Libyan military to be linked up to European surveillance systems
The Mediterranean countries of the EU are establishing a network to facilitate communication between armed forces and the border police. Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia are also set to take part. This would make them, through the back door, part…