Libyan coast guard currently at the center of a confrontation near Libyan waters as rescue ships face fire; coordinates and command remain contested amid ongoing tensions with NGO vessels.
Sea-Watch 5 has rescued about 90 migrants and is now reporting live-fire contact with Libyan coast guard vessels north of Libya. Crew say shots were fired at close range, with orders to stop. The incident follows a pattern of NGO-vessel confrontations in the Central Mediterranean and prompts renewed scrutiny of EU-Libya migration cooperation.