The head of the European Union's border and coast guard agency, Frontex, reaffirmed its commitment to informing Libyan authorities about migrant boats in trouble in the country's waters. This comes after a German charity, SOS Humanity, reported that the Libyan coast guard used violence and fired live bullets during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
SOS Humanity rescued 77 people from three unseaworthy boats, but some migrants were forced aboard a coast guard vessel, leading to family separations and at least one drowning. Frontex, utilizing aircraft, drones, and other equipment to monitor the EU's external borders, including international waters, provides the Libyan coast guard with the location of boats believed to be in danger.
