{"id":15671,"date":"2025-08-26T19:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15671"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:02:22","slug":"video-libyan-coast-guard-opens-fire-on-humanitarian-ship-ocean-viking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=15671","title":{"rendered":"Video: Libyan Coast Guard Opens Fire On Humanitarian Ship Ocean Viking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Video: Libyan Coast Guard Opens Fire On Humanitarian Ship Ocean Viking<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-300x157.png?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Video: Libyan Coast Guard Opens Fire On Humanitarian Ship Ocean Viking\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1874076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1874076\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1874076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship.png?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Libyan Coast Guard ship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Libyan-Coast-Guard-ship-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1874076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from X video posted by SOS MEDITERRANEE France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on the humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking in international waters on August 24, 2025. The incident happened at 3:03 p.m. local time, around 40 nautical miles north of the Libyan coast.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Norwegian-flagged rescue ship, chartered by SOS MEDITERRANEE in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), was searching for a boat in distress after being cleared by the Italian Coordination Center to interrupt its route to port.<\/p>\n<p>The Ocean Viking rescued 87 people in two operations on August 23\u201324. Many of them were from war-torn Sudan. According to the group, a Corrubia-class patrol vessel belonging to the Libyan Coast Guard approached the Ocean Viking and ordered it to leave the area and head north.<\/p>\n<p>The instruction was first given in English and then repeated in Arabic. The message was translated on board by a cultural mediator, and the Ocean Viking confirmed to the patrol vessel that it was complying.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f534.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd34\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> BREAKING<br \/>\nAujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 15h, l\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OceanViking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OceanViking<\/a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment et violemment attaqu\u00e9 dans les eaux internationales par les garde-c\u00f4tes libyens qui ont tir\u00e9 des centaines de coups de feu sur notre navire. Les 87 survivants et membres d\u2019\u00e9quipage \u00e0 bord n\u2019ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s. Nous\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EpkUPzgSo5\">pic.twitter.com\/EpkUPzgSo5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SOS MEDITERRANEE France (@SOSMedFrance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOSMedFrance\/status\/1959686542521176356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the patrol boat suddenly opened fire without warning. Two men on board the Libyan vessel began shooting at the Ocean Viking, and gunfire continued for at least 15 to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Crew members reported that bullets were deliberately aimed at the ship\u2019s bridge, where navigation and piloting take place. Windows shattered, antennas were destroyed, and bullet holes were left at head height. Several bullets also struck lifesaving equipment, including the ship\u2019s three fast rescue boats (RHIBs). Four windows on the bridge were destroyed, and critical equipment was damaged.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian crew and the rescued people feared for their lives. Survivors and non-essential crew were moved into a safety room while the captain and search-and-rescue coordinator remained on the bridge. No one was physically injured, but the attack created panic and left the ship severely damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitness accounts described the terrifying scene. Crew members recalled how they first mistook the sound of shots until glass shattered around them. Some shots came from automatic weapons. During the assault, threats were also made in Arabic over the radio, warning the Ocean Viking: \u201cIf you don\u2019t leave the area, we will come and kill you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/26a1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\u26a1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">COMMUNIQU\u00c9<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/26a1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\u26a1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><br \/>\nHier apr\u00e8s-midi l\u2019Ocean Viking a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment pris pour cible par les garde-c\u00f4tes libyens. Le navire et les \u00e9quipements essentiels de sauvetage ont subi d\u2019importants d\u00e9g\u00e2ts.<\/p>\n<p>Un acte inacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>SOS MEDITERRANEE demande :<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/27a1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\u27a1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">une enqu\u00eate compl\u00e8te sur les\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZEDQS1Gx8H\">pic.twitter.com\/ZEDQS1Gx8H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SOS MEDITERRANEE France (@SOSMedFrance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOSMedFrance\/status\/1959985585898000617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Video footage released by SOS MEDITERRANEE shows armed men pointing weapons at the vessel and several rounds of gunfire, while images display broken windows and destroyed equipment.<\/p>\n<p>After the attack, the Ocean Viking issued a mayday distress call and contacted NATO for help. The nearest NATO unit was an Italian Navy ship, but according to SOS MEDITERRANEE, the calls went unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>The ship\u2019s captain has since decided to head for Syracuse, Italy, its home port, to disembark the 87 survivors and carry out urgent repairs. Italian authorities have confirmed Syracuse as the destination.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Ocean Viking had already faced a violent episode when a similar Libyan patrol boat fired near its rescue boats during an operation. Despite public appeals for accountability, no investigation was launched at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The patrol boat used in the August 24 assault was donated to Libya by Italy in 2023 under the EU\u2019s \u201cSupport to Integrated Border and Migration Management in Libya\u201d (SIBMMIL) program.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated warnings about abuse, the Libyan Coast Guard continues to receive European training, funding, and equipment. Rights groups and United Nations agencies have documented years of systematic abuse of migrants and refugees in Libya, including torture, rape, and extortion.<\/p>\n<p>Frontex, the EU\u2019s border agency, described the attack as \u201cdeeply concerning\u201d and urged the proper authorities to investigate the events thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Referece: sosmediterranee<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/video-libyan-coast-guard-opens-fire-on-humanitarian-ship-ocean-viking\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-libyan-coast-guard-opens-fire-on-humanitarian-ship-ocean-viking\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video: Libyan Coast Guard Opens Fire On Humanitarian Ship Ocean Viking Screengrab from X video posted by SOS MEDITERRANEE France The Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on the humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking in international waters on August 24, 2025. The incident happened at 3:03 p.m. local time, around 40 nautical miles north of the Libyan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-15671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}