Marseille-based SOS Mediterranee said Italian authorities at Civitavecchia port outside Rome, having called into question the vessel's safety standards, had given the green light for it to set to sea once more.
"Ten days after the detention of the Ocean Viking in the port of Civitavecchia the Italian authorities have recognised that the ship... wholly conforms to all applicable rules," said the NGO.
It added that Norwegian authorities, under whose flag the vessel sails had also confirmed as much, allowing the breakthrough. Читать дальше...