Episode 7: 'The hypocrisy is overwhelming' — The Sea-Watch 4 detained again

In today's episode we speak with Hannah Wallace Bowman, the head of mission on the Sea-Watch 4 refugee rescue ship She talks to us about the ship's last mission, in which they saved the lives of over 450 people and how they witnessed the Libyan Coastguard violently intercept a refugee boat. She also tell us about the dispiriting nature of being detained in Italy for the second time with a fully equipped and crewed ship as people continue to drown in the Mediterranean. --- Show notes --- For more on The Civil Fleet visit civilfleet.com You can find a glossary of the terms used in this episode here: bit.ly/3kGhkt0 For more on Sea-Watch, visit: sea-watch.org/en Follow Sea-Watch on Twitter on @seawatch_intl You can find footage of the Libyan Coastguard violently intercepting a refugee boat in April here: bit.ly/3wZyPJM The Italian authorities detained the Sea-Watch 4 after it rescued 455 people in April. You can read more here: bit.ly/3z0gNst You can read about how the Italian authorities prevented the Aita Mari rescue ship from sailing last year: bit.ly/2SRVOrf You can read The Civil Fleet's previous written interviews with Hannah here: bit.ly/3yXIulT Here, Sea-Watch 4 crew member Philipp explains how the Italian authorities prevented the ship from sailing because of a minor issue with the ship's toilets: bit.ly/3wWrVEP For more on Frontex's role in the forced return of refugees back to Libya, see here: bit.ly/3gd76hA Get in touch: @FleetCivil facebook.com/TheCivilFleet [email protected]