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Shipowners: Merchant Ships Not Capable of Large-Scale Migrant Rescues
gCaptain ^ | February 20, 2015

Posted on 02/21/2015 6:21:16 AM PST by artichokegrower

Intermanager and the European Community Shipowners’ Association are saying that it is unrealistic for merchant ships to continue to bear the burden of conducting large-scale rescues of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: maritime; migration; rescue
In 2014, it is estimated that over 200,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe


I wonder how many are members of ISIS?

1 posted on 02/21/2015 6:21:16 AM PST by artichokegrower
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since about 3/4 of the muslims if not more who already live in europe support sharia law over western values, I’d say a lot


2 posted on 02/21/2015 6:28:29 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Sink all unidentified unscheduled craft approaching your shores. Of course the terrorists will load the boats up with women and children then hide among them...being civilized seems to have become a death wish.


3 posted on 02/21/2015 6:32:46 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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They sail into the immensity of the Med with the EXPECTATION of rescue.

Their reckless welfare mentality is in high gear literally before setting foot in Europe.

Europe is sending them the wrong message.

Australian ships towed such boats further into the ocean and now have no problem.


4 posted on 02/21/2015 6:39:53 AM PST by gaijin
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Australian ships towed such boats further into the ocean and now have no problem.

Tow them to Syria, they should be very happy there.

5 posted on 02/21/2015 6:46:51 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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Little Lepanto.


6 posted on 02/21/2015 7:08:03 AM PST by onedoug
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Maybe only 1%.

What could possibly go wrong???


7 posted on 02/21/2015 7:24:29 AM PST by null and void (People who deny history are trying to recreate it.)
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most


8 posted on 02/21/2015 7:59:08 AM PST by Nifster
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“migrant, you keep using that word. But I don’t think it means what you think it means.”


9 posted on 02/21/2015 9:40:06 AM PST by Organic Panic
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