Three Italian-built sea rescue vessels delivered to Tunisia

The Italian shipyard Cartubi of Trieste said three 20-metre search-and-rescue (SAR) units had been formally handed over after being towed to Tunis; they left Trieste on June 5 aboard the barge Susanna. The yard did not name the recipient, and the attribution to Tunisian authorities comes from the trade outlet Shipping Italy, which also links the delivery to EU-funded border-surveillance programmes; we could not confirm this with any Tunisian or Italian official body. If it holds, it is one more step in the externalisation of EU migration control to the Tunisian coastguard that has run since the 2023 memorandum with Italy.

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