Ministry of Ship Contractors

Vessel allegedly broke international law by returning 108 people rescued from Mediterranean to Tripoli A search and rescue charity has alleged that an Italian ship returned scores of people rescued from the Mediterranean to Libya, even though Libya is not regarded by Europe as a safe place under international law. In what would be an unprecedented case if confirmed, the Asso 28, an oil rig support vessel, allegedly saved 108 people from a dinghy and then took them to Tripoli. [Read more].

• Angela Giuffrida, Italian ship returned rescued people to Libya, charity says, The Guardian, July 31, 2018

It is against the law for one country to return people to another territory that is at war, or where they could be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhumane conditions. Photo: Jon Nazca/Reuters.