Libyan coast guard threatens to shoot NGO ship

The Libyan coast guard fired two warning shots at a migrant rescue ship seen patrolling near Libyan waters in the Mediterranean. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

[sniperpk]

why "open arms" complain when libyan coast guards also opened up their arms

[KillerNetDog]

Libya should just seize every NGO boat that comes into it's waters on charges of aiding and abetting human trafficking. Put the seized boats into service as extra Libyan coast guard boats.

Of course the NGO boats don't want to have a couple of Italian cops on board, of course it "compromises their independence", it compromises their independence to coordinate and participate in human trafficking without accountability.

[TheZodiacz]

Not a rescue ship, these are people smugglers. Blow them out of the water and leave them for the sharks.

[lakishajenkins]

Rescue ship? You mean human trafficking ship?

[mattatuckmanful]

When I hear phrases like the Libyan Coast Guard or Muslim peace process or CNN credibility it just makes me laugh.

[atedejong]

Ngo ships working as human traffickers 🙄🙄

[justincase]

At last some country standing up to this total shitstorm,

[mustafaibrahim]

These organizations are dealing with smugglers

[frankishempire]

Migrants? I thought they are refugees? Don´t mess up your talking points...

[jeremyp]

should have just sunk that ship, it would have stopped a huge crime wave.

[konradsuenkel]

Please Lybians, sink the good damnd NGOs to the ground!

[ch]

Good on the Libyan coast guard. Seize all NGO ships

[indian]

At least these refugees are being looked after by democratic friends of Nato and Norway.

[Elledriverzk]

This is good work for out at sea water Merc ahem security companies.

[Famous]

NGO Boote sind Schlepper Taxis. Die Crew lebt gut davon, wird durch Spenden finanziert, das ist ein Geschäftszweig von dem viele abhängen.