Event Brief
Libyan-linked vessels fire on migrant rescue ship
Filed: May 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM ET
Summary: Armed vessels linked to Libya’s coast guard fired on a humanitarian rescue ship after it rescued about 90 migrants in the Mediterranean.
WHO: Libyan coast guard-linked vessels
WHAT: Vessels fired on a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean
WHEN: May 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM ET
WHERE: Mediterranean Sea
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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