On 2 July, the Sea Watch-3, which was by then the only operating
rescue boat still operating in the Mediterranean, was detained in Malta,
alongside Lifeline, and not allowed to leave port.While rescue ships have been blocked in port, recent days have become
the deadliest in the Mediterranean this year. On 1 July, the Libyan
coastguard reported 63 people missing, while on 29 June more than 100 people drowned, among them three babies and other children. On 19 June, a wooden boat capsized off the coast of Libya. Out of the estimated 100 passengers, only five survived. A number of bodies have been washed up on the beaches.At least 483 people have drowned in the Mediterranean between 19 June
and 4 July 2018 while two well equipped and ready to sail NGO vessels
were detained in port. These latest fatalities have pushed the death
toll in the Central Mediterranean route to over 1,400 in 2018.
483 drown in the Mediterranean while rescue ships are trapped in port | Care4Calais
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