Spanish rescue ship told not to respond to distress call

Spanish rescue ship told not to respond to distress call https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 Spanish rescue ship patrolling the Mediterranean Sea said Friday that Italian officials told it to let the Libyan coast guard respond to a distress call from a smuggling boat carrying 100 migrants, only to hear reports shortly afterward that 100 migrants were missing and feared dead in the same area.