The Italian Ministry of the Interior is now targeting the sailing ships and small boats of SAR scene: We stand with Sea Eye 5 and Nadir. These practices have no legal basis. We will not be intimidated. The civilian fleet will continue to operate as long as people
on the move are left alone.
People do not let other people drown. Full stop.
“These practices have no legal basis”, says Admiral Sandro Gallinelli, who worked for the coastguard for 40 years ans is now retired.
Administrative measures must be reasonable and justified: there is no rationality here, other than keeping the NGOs away from the rescue zone.
Admiral Sandro Gallinelli