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At dusk, the time has come, a Mayday relay goes in. 27 nautical miles away, a rubber boat, possible contact in around two hours. Since we are in the Libyan Search-and-Rescue- (SAR) zone, a tense calm has taken the Ocean Viking crew. The message came via radio from Eagle 1, one of the Frontex aircraft. The EU authority monitors from heaven, the Libyan coast guard checked by the sea; The task of the two is not to save refugees in distress, but to prevent their passage. For this, the EU promotes one of the governments active in Libya, that based in Tripoli, annually with sums in the millions. It is not a government per se, but an impenetrable association of militias.
