Last Private Rescue Ship On Deadly Mediterranean Migrant Route Loses Its Registration
International charities say it is a death sentence for hundreds of people trying to reach safety. They say Panama revoked the Aquarius 2's registration after pressure from Italy, which Italy denies.
International charities are reeling after Panama revoked the registration for a search-and-rescue ship they say is the only one of its kind in the central Mediterranean used to save migrants in danger. They say it amounts to a death sentence for hundreds of people trying to reach safety.
The organizations, SOS Mediterranee and Médecins Panama Maritime Authority "has been forced to revoke the registration of the search and rescue ship Aquarius, under blatant economic and political pressure from the Italian government."
