Médecins Sans Frontières accuse Libyan coastguard of delaying efforts to save more than 170 people

Médecins Sans Frontières accuse Libyan coastguard of delaying efforts to save more than 170 people

International aid organization Medicine Sans Frontières has described the Libyan coastguard of ‘dangerous manoeuvres’  put refugees at even greater risk. In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass boat carrying 28 people and a double-deck wooden vessel with 143 people onboard, which appeared to be in distress. 

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