31-08-2016, 11:24
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Re: Unstoppable migration?
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Merchant ships are legally bound to rescue those in need, under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Stopping to help those in distress is also seen, as the IMO says, as "a longstanding maritime tradition" as well as a moral obligation on the ship's master.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32387439
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