A Libyan coast guard vessel powers next to former fishing trawler Golf Azzurro of the Proactiva Open Arms rescue charity in the Western Mediterranean Sea August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
ABOARD THE GOLFO AZZURRO, Mediterranean (Reuters) - The Libyan coastguard intercepted a humanitarian rescue ship in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, ordering it to sail to Tripoli or risk being targeted, a Reuters photographer aboard said.
It was the latest in a series of incidents in which non-governmental organisations (NGOs), operating on the edge of Libyan waters to rescue migrants trying to cross from Africa to Italy, have been threatened by the Libyan coastguard.
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