Banksy funded rescue ship Louise Michel transfers over 150 migrants to another vessel

Over 150 migrants, who were on board Banksy's Louise Michel rescue vessel, have been transferred to ar ship after former French Navy boat called for help as it was carrying more than its safe capacity. migrants have been transferred to a German NGO-funded ship Sea-Watch 4, which was alrey carrying nearly 200 rescued refugees from before. Sea-Watch 4 is w carrying 353 people on board, waiting close to European coast for a safe port. 

Refugees on board Sea-Watch 4 are being treated for dehydration, traumatic injuries, hypormia, and fuel burns as y have been at sea for days.

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United Nations' human rights body and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) h earlier called for safe disembarkation of more than 400 refugees, who are currently on board of three vessels in Central Mediterranean, including Louise Michel and Sea-Watch 4.

Louise Michel, which a boat funded by British street artist Banksy, h earlier called for urgent help saying that she was unable to maeuver due to her overcrowded deck. Italian coastguard later evacuated 49 of her most-vulnerable passengers and one de body it was carrying on a raft by her side. 

Meanwhile, some 27 people who h departed from Libya have been aboard a commercial vessel Maersk Etienne since being rescued on August 5. 

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UN on crisis

UN ncies issued a joint statement on August 29, calling for urgent transfer of se refugees to dry land. ncies also slammed EU countries stating that lack of agreement on a regional disembarkation mechanism cant be an excuse to deny vulnerable people a port of safety and assistance y need. 

UN ncy for migrants said, "Any delays could jeopardise safety of all people on board, including its crew members. With relatively fewer NGO vessels compared to previous years, gap is being increasingly filled by commercial vessels. It is vital that y are permitted to disembark rescued passengers promptly, as, without such timely processes, shipmasters of commercial vessels may be deterred from attending to distress calls for fear of being stranded at sea for weeks on end" 

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