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Rescue ship appeals to France for port after Italy’s silence

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By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD
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MILAN (AP) — A humanitarian group appealed to France on Tuesday for a port where it could bring 234 rescued migrants after more than two weeks of silence from Italy’s new hard-right government. European aid group SOS Mediteranee said Tuesday the situation on the ship it operates has reached “a critical limit.” The Ocean Viking made the first rescue of its current mission 18 days ago; Italian authorities have ignored repeated requests for a port assignment. Italy is in a standoff with some of the charities operating maritime rescue boats. Authorities directed two ships to a port in Sicily over the weekend for the purpose of identifying migrants they deemed “vulnerable.” Aid groups say such vetting is illegal.

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