MSF condemns attack on rescue vessel

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Brussels - On 17 August 2016, while conducting search and rescue operations off the Libyan coast, the MSF rescue vessel Bourbon Argos was approached and attacked by a group of armed men on board an unidentified speedboat.

Search and rescue activities conducted from Italy and Malta by MSF in the central Mediterranean will continue onboard the Dignity I and another rescue vessel, the Aquarius, which is operated in partnership with the organization SOS Méditerranée.

Since the beginning of operations on 21 April 2016, MSF teams onboard the Dignity I, Bourbon Argos and Aquarius have rescued 10,925 people during 84 different rescue operations.


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