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"The responsible authorities remain unresponsive."EU THREATENS SANCTIONS, STANDS WITH PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS IN BELARUS AS LUKASHENKO WARNS OF STOKING 'UNREST'The ship later said on Twitter that the calls were not made in “distress,” but that life rafts were needed to allow for more room on the vessel while it awaited assistance.Another sea rescuing ship, Sea Watch 4t, picked up the remaining passengers on the Louise Michel and is awaiting assistance from European nations.Sea rescuing missions are an attempt by activists to pressure the European Union to address the dangerous conditions migrants face as they flee nations like Libya, which has been deemed a humanitarian crisis by the United Nations Refugee Agency due to militant fighting, coupled by the coronavirus.The International Organization for Migration and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees released a joint statement Saturday commending the EU’s lack of solution of the migrant crisis.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“The humanitarian imperative of saving lives should not be penalized or stigmatized, especially in the absence of dedicated State-led efforts,” the statement read.“The lack of agreement on a regional disembarkation mechanism, long called for by IOM and UNHCR, is not an excuse to deny vulnerable people a port of safety and the assistance they need, as required under international law.”Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxSubscribedYou've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.