NGOs and humanitarian organizations have accused the Libyan coastguard of obstructing rescue efforts for over 170 migrants attempting to reach Europe by sea. The EU's funding of the Libyan coastguard to prevent migration has been criticized for endangering refugees. Recent incidents include a boat carrying UK-bound migrants being intercepted by the French coastguard near Calais, leading to a frantic rescue mission by the RNLI. Doctors Without Borders has also highlighted disruptions caused by the EU-funded Libyan coastguard in aiding migrants at sea.
Doctors Without Borders Says EU-Funded Libyan Coast Guard Disrupt Attempts to Aid Migrants at Sea https://t.co/IOUIWeKmXN
Asylum seekers on vessel that motored away from French coastguard and veered into shipping lane off Calais 'are brought ashore in UK' after RNLI dispatched two lifeboats https://t.co/7x4xlyrzgp https://t.co/XXodyAVXcs
Moment overloaded boat carrying dozens of UK-bound migrants including babies motors away from French coastguard and into shipping lane off Calais sparking frantic rescue mission https://t.co/bzXhxLJlVK https://t.co/ebHn6lSkAB
"An NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey" by sea to Europe. The EU pays the Libyan coastguard to stop migrants. https://t.co/juYY0zSoGl
NGO accuses Libyan coastguard of endangering refugees at sea https://t.co/VwaLm509XL https://t.co/hSTM4heTfT
Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people – video https://t.co/XmYvrgs0tq