Maersk Etienne crew recognised for ‘admirable’ migrant rescue
The master and crew of the tanker which helped 27 migrants from a sinking boat in August 2020 have received an award for going above and beyond their duty
Update: The product tanker’s decision last August to rescue the occupants of a sinking migrant boat in the Mediterranean led to one of the longest standoffs in European maritime history after nations refused permission for it to dock for almost 40 days