The team of SOS MEDITERRANEE has rescued 180 people in four different operations in five days within the Maltese and Italian Search and Rescue Regions. The first two rescues occurred one week ago today. There are presently 180 survivors on the Ocean Viking, including 2 women, 25 minors, 17 of which are unaccompanied. People are from 13 different nationalities.
SOS MEFITERRANEE sent five requests to Italian and Maltese maritime authorities for a port of disembarkation to be assigned: they have received no response but two negative answers so far. Survivors have told the rescue team that they had spent two to five days at sea before being rescued by the Ocean Viking.