The people were on board a ship that had left Tunisia earlier this week. There were a total of around 50 migrants on board the ship.
Eight people have died of cold and thirst in the Mediterranean after the ship carrying them lost its way. Tells about it The Guardian -newspaper.
In addition, a four-month-old baby died after falling overboard after his mother caved in and died due to the cold. The survivors were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard on Thursday.
The survivors said that the ship had left for Sfax, Tunisia, a few days earlier. The survivors had to drink sea water in desperation after the mineral resources were exhausted.
The Tunisian fishing vessel informed the Maltese authorities about the vessel’s distress and also reported that there appeared to be dead people on board. However, according to the Italian authorities, the notification did not lead to any action.
Italian the authorities have started an investigation into what happened.
The Maltese government and coastguard have not responded to The Guardin’s requests for comment.
Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović has called on the Italian government to change or remove the recent regulation, which, according to him, hampers the rescue operations of non-governmental organizations.
Prime Minister of Italy by Giorgia Meloni the government’s decree obliges the organizations’ Rescue Ships to return to the port immediately after the rescue work. According to Mijatović, the ships therefore do not have the opportunity to respond to other emergency calls, even if they could save other people in distress at sea.
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