Artist calls impounding of MV Louise Michel ‘vile and unacceptable’ after rescue of 17 unaccompanied children
The MV Louise Michel was bought with the proceeds of the sale of Banksy artworks and it operated by activists.The MV Louise Michel was bought with the proceeds of the sale of Banksy artworks and it operated by activists.has been seized by Italian authorities after being involved in an effort to rescue 37 people from the central Mediterranean sea, the British street artist and the vessel’s crew have said on social media.
In a statement posted on his Instagram channel on Wednesday, Banksy said the migrant rescue vessel he funds, the MV Louise Michel, had on Monday night “rescued 17 unaccompanied children from the central Mediterranean”. He added: “As punishment, the Italian authorities have detained it – which seems vile and unacceptable to me.”is a bright pink former French navy vessel that was bought with proceeds from the sale of Banksy artwork and is operated by a group of activists. It is named after a French feminist anarchist and features a Banksy artwork depicting a girl in a life vest holding a heart-shaped safety buoy.
“Our crew was ordered to disembark all survivors to Pozzallo, Sicily,” it said. “As the weather on the route was predicted to be too bad for a safe journey, our crew decided to seek shelter close to Lampedusa where, during the night, we then got permission to disembark all survivors.” The crew of the MV Louise Michel added: “Later yesterday, we were informed that the ship is now detained for not following the order to disembark in Sicily.” They describe the ship’s detention as a “political game” and called for the vessel’s release.in the central Mediterranean.
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