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Migrant rescue NGO at centre of Italy-France spat running out of cash

FILE PHOTO: Rescue ship Ocean Viking arrives with rescued migrants in Porto Empedocle in Sicily, Italy July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello/File Photo

A migrant rescue charity caught up in a diplomatic row between Italy and France last month said on Thursday it urgently needs donations to keep its ship at sea in the Mediterranean.

"Faced with a sharp increase in its operating costs, the association is calling on the generosity of the general public, patrons and local authorities," SOS Mediterranee said in a statement.

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