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Neither coast guard nor the MRCC have so far responded to a request for comment.

Please get in touch if you are a survivor of the July 11 shipwreck or if you know (of) one.

Full article for @infomigrants.net ⤵️ www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6583...
Tunisian and Italian coast guards may have left 4 people behind in the Mediterranean, SOS Humanity says
SOS Humanity accuses Tunisia's and Italy's coast guards of not doing enough to save four people during a rescue on July 11. Together with 31 other organizations, the NGO has also renewed its criticism...
www.infomigrants.net
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🗣️ An NGO report with survivors' testimonies claims that the Tunisian coast guard "attempted to prevent people in the water from reaching the Italian coast guard vessel."

This allegedly led to the death of 3 people by drowning.
www.maldusa.org/l/scomparsi-...
Scomparsi in mare: la complicità dell'Italia nell'intercettazione tunisina dell'11 luglio :: Maldusa Project
La sera dell'11 luglio, 27 persone sono arrivate al molo Favaloro. I 27 sopravvissuti ci hanno raccontato il loro viaggio verso l'Europa. Abbiamo cercato di ricostruire ciò che è accaduto, amplificand...
www.maldusa.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🇮🇹 To find out more, the crew of the Humanity 1 rescue vessel contacted the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Rome.

The MRCC instructed the vessel to proceed to Italy to disembark its rescuees without offering an explanation or further information on the 4 persons.
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📻 In a radio exchange overheard by the Humanity 1 crew, the Tunisian and Italian coast guards said they took 33 and 27 people on board, respectively - but they also confirmed four people were still missing.
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🆘 Shortly after rescuing 26 people from distress off Libya, SOS Humanity says a Frontex aircraft notified the NGO about a vessel with "approximately 70 to 100 people on board with engine problems".
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM