PHOTOS: British street artist Banksy funds refugee rescue boat
Updated On Aug 28, 2020 10:33 PM IST
British street artist Banksy has funded a pink-and-white charity vessel rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean, a news report and the ship's operators said Friday. Named after the 19th-century French anarchist Louise Michel, the German-flagged vessel on Thursday rescued 89 people from a rubber boat in distress, its crew said on Twitter.
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Louise Michel rescue vessel, a former French patrol boat currently manned by activists and funded by the renowned artist Banksy, is seen in the Central Mediterranean sea, at 50 miles south from Lampedusa, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. A Berlin-based group says it has begun migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea with a bright pink former navy vessel sponsored by British artist Banksy. The group operating the MV Louise Michel, a sleek 30-meter (98-foot) ship named after a 19th century French feminist and anarchist, said late Thursday that it rescued 89 from an inflatable boat in distress. (AP)
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Crew members and rescued workers stand on the deck of the Louise Michel rescue vessel, a French patrol boat currently manned by activists and funded by the renowned artist Banksy in the Central Mediterranean sea, at 50 miles south from Lampedusa, , Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)
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The Astral, a rescue ship from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, and the Louise Michel rescue vessel, a former French patrol boat currently manned by activists and funded by the renowned artist Banksy, meet at the Central Mediterranean sea, at 50 miles south from Lampedusa, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)
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Members of the Astral crew, a rescue ship from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, approach the Louise Michel rescue vessel, a French patrol boat currently manned by activists and funded by the renowned artist Banksy in the Central Mediterranean sea, at 50 miles south from Lampedusa, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)
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A boy waves to the crew of the Astral rescue vessel from the deck of the Louise Michel rescue vessel, a French patrol boat currently manned by activists and funded by the renowned artist Banksy in the Central Mediterranean sea, at 50 miles south from Lampedusa, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)
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In this still image taken from video a Banksy graffiti in seen on the Louise Michel, a migrants search and rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean and financed by British street artist Banksy, is seen at sea, August 17, 2020. (via REUTERS)
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In this undated handout photo people pose for a photo after being rescued by the Louise Michel, a migrants search and rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean and financed by British street artist Banksy, at sea. (via REUTERS)
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