Italy has ordered the seizure of the migrant and refugee rescue ship Aquarius for alleged illegal waste treatment, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), said on 20 November. The vessel is suspected of passing off 24 tonnes of potentially toxic waste as ordinary waste, Italian media reported. In June, Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini blocked the Aquarius carrying 629 refugees and migrants from docking at its ports, a move that caused a public outcry in whole Europe. The vessel, chartered by the MSF and the SOS Mediterranée charity, is currently docked in the French port of Marseille after Panama withdrew its registration in September. It has rescued 30,000 people in the last two years