rescue operations by m/t “astro chloe”, north of Libya.

επιχείρηση διάσωσης λαθρομεταναστών βόρεια της λιβύης

We are pleased to advise, that yday  4^th of September 2014, the Master and Crew of the MT Astro Chloe ( Greek flag   sdwt 318440 m/t Captain’s name Andreas Tselios)  ) , after receiving instructions from the Italian Rescue Coordination Center, rescued 160 multinational refugees ( Syria , Libya ,Pakistan etc) who were on board a small fishing vessel, in the middle of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of Libya.

Among the refugees were 34 children including a 6 month old baby and 3 pregnant women.

The vessel reports that all the refugees are in good condition.

The vessel is now proceeding to south Sicily, probably Pozzalo, to disembark the refugees to the care of the local Italian authorities.

 ΑΥΤΗ ΕΙΝΑΙ Η ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ  ΕΙΚΟΝΑ ΚΑΙ Η ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ …….

An update on the Astro Chloe refugee rescue.

The refugees were of the following nationalities:

– SYRIAN              96

– BANGLADESH 20

– PALESTINE        20

– SUDANESE       12

– IRAQUI              6

– EGYPTIAN         2

– LIBYAN               1

– YEMEN               3

Among them there were 3 pregnant women and 39 children from 6 months to 6-7 years old.

Attached are some photos taken during the rescue operation and later onboard.

Best regards

GPA/MTM

odysseas lekatsas