Hell at Sea

On the night of October 21st, Noëmi Landolt found herself on board the Sea-Watch 2, a ship belonging to Sea-Watch, a German NGO, trying to save the 150 passengers of a dinghy in difficulty off the coast of Libya. The Libyan Coast Guard intervened, attacking the migrants and hitting them with sticks. Many ended up in the water and died. The following article, published in the newspaper WOZ (Die Wochenzeitung), tells her story of that terrible night.

Libyan coastguard attacks Sea-Watch during rescue operation, causing deaths

We learn of an attack by the Libyan coastguard on a dinghy loaded with migrants during a rescue operation by the crew of the Sea-Watch 2. The following is their press release.