Italian Constitutional Court holds hearing on detention of rescue ship in 2024

The Italian Constitutional Court held a hearing on Wednesday morning in Rome to rule on the detention of a civilian ship that rescued 261 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in 2024.

The Ocean Viking salvage vessel, run by the European charity SOS Mediterranée, was detained for not complying with the orders of the Libyan Coast Guard to abandon the scene of a rescue in February 2024. SOS Mediterranée saved 261 people in distress in three…