Richard Gere Visits Migrants Stranded At Sea In Mediterranean
August 9, 2019
American film star Richard Gere took food and supplies by boat to visited rescued migrants Friday aboard the Open Arms, a humanitarian ship that has been struck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week.
The ship has been floating in international waters near the Italian island of Lampedusa after being blocked from entering ports in Italy and Malta, landing smack in the middle of a debate over immigration that European nations have not been able to resolve. Both Italy and Malta want fellow European Union countries to take in more of the migrants who come across the sea.