InfoMigrants By Emma Wallis Published on : 2021/02/08
Migrants and crew onboard the Ocean Viking celebrated on Sunday after they were told the ship s 422 passengers could disembark in the port of Augusta in Sicily. Disembarkation was expected to start on Monday.
The humanitarian rescue organization SOS Mediterranee, which runs the Ocean Viking vessel, said in a press release on February 7 that there was relief on board the ship after they heard they would be assigned a place of safety in the Sicilian port of Augusta.
Statement by Luisa, SAR Coordinator on #OceanViking: We care for 422 rescued people, 8 of whom tested positive to COVID-19. We have procedures in place for this scenario, we can isolate positive cases. But all survivors urgently need a Place of Safety. https://t.co/y0Tg7oAjLQpic.twitter.com/2MIoRsxlgb SOS MEDITERRANEE (@SOSMedIntl) February 7, 2021