A tourist boat passes by search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 as it remains blocked near the island of Lampedusa, Italy, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
ROME (Reuters) - The young German captain of a migrant-rescue ship stranded off Italy dismissed threats of arrest and personal criticism from the country's far right interior minister on Friday, saying her main priority was the safety of 40 rescued Africans.
After two weeks at sea, the dreadlocked 31-year-old , Carola Rackete has become a symbol of defiance for challenging the authority of minister Matteo Salvini, known as "Il Capitano" at home for closing ports to non-government rescue ships.
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