39 People safe onboard of the Louise Michel

At least 35 intercepted in sight of our crew

Early this morning our crew found a white fibreglass boat with 39 people in distress. Everyone was safely embarked onto the Louise Michel. Shortly after, the monitoring aircraft #Seabird, operated by @seawatchcrew , spotted another boat - a rubber boat with 35 people on board. Sadly, before the Louise Michel could reach the position, a patrol boat of the so-called Libyan Coastguard arrived, intercepted everyone and took them back to Libya.

#Libya remains a deadly trap for people on the move; facing detention, violence and slavery. Libya is not a safe place.

The Louise Michel is now underway towards a Port of safety in #Italy.