A Viking rescue ship has been stranded in Italy since July 22nd since it disembarked 181 rescued refugees at Sicily.
The NGO refugee ship was ultimately granted the order to leave Sicily by the Italian coast guard after long and tenacious detention of 5 months.
The ship was detained by Italian authorities in suspicion of not meeting safety standards on July 22nd, this year. Prior to that the ship rescued and brought 180 migrants to Sicily.
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