About the tragedy of migrants on the coast of Crotone, it will be necessary to clarify as soon as possible. When was the alarm given? From who? And above all: has everything possible been done to prevent the deaths of dozens of migrants, including women and children? The Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, was heard in a hearing before the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. And, in this circumstance, he clarified that Frontex never signaled a situation of danger with reference to the boat approaching the coast of Calabria. «Frontex air resources, which first identified the vessel after 22:00 on February 25, 40 nautical miles from Italy, had not signaled a danger situation, highlighting the presence of one person above deck and others below deck and one good buoyancy of the vessel – Minister Piantedosi said before the Commission – Another element that characterized the dynamics of the facts were the climatic conditions that, in that quadrant, became particularly adverse as the hours passed”.
“The activities of the State apparatuses that accompany events of this type – Piantedosi added – must take into account certain conditions and comply with the technical norms foreseen on the subject, which also include that of safeguarding the crews on board of their own arrangements “. Meanwhile, Minister Piantedosi himself takes stock of the rescues carried out at sea by the security forces in recent months. “From October 22 to February 27, our state structures managed 453 SAR events, rescuing 27,457 people,” Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said in a hearing at the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.
Source: IL Tempo
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