Celebrity appeal raises €500,000 for Sea-Watch captain
By DW
02 July 2019 |
6:39 am
A funding campaign for the arrested captain of a rescue vessel has raised half a million euros. Sea-Watch 3 skipper Carola Rackete faces prison after forcing her way into port with a boat carrying migrants.
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