The Italian government stepped in Saturday to help an overloaded, stranded migrant rescue boat, funded by the British street artist Banksy, in the Mediterranean Ocean. The Italian coast guard took on 49 of the most vulnerable passengers, including 32 women and 13 children, from the ship’s 219 migrants, according to a report by Reuters. The Banksy-backed vessel conducts rescue missions in and around the Mediterranean, assisting migrants who have become stranded at sea while fleeing various countries in Africa. Another sea rescuing ship, Sea Watch 4t, picked up the remaining passengers on the Louise Michel and is awaiting assistance from European nations. The International Organization for Migration and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees released a joint statement Saturday commending the EU’s lack of solution of the migrant crisis.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2020 00:00 UTC