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There immigration status is unchanged by who/how they are rescued. The basic principle here is that passenger ships are responsible for ensuring their passengers etc have a legal right to travel. If they don't they are responsible for returning them to origin and often get fines too. Merchant ships giving rescue have protection under the SOLAS conventions given them a right to disembark their rescued passengers without being subject to these responsibilities. The idea of the SOLAS conventions is that everyone is compelled to help and does so with immunity and without hindrance.
There is an argument though that the individual had no choice where they ended up, but then I doubt very much they'd be keen to get home unlike most rescued sea fearers.
According to some reports these are mostly foreign (to Libya) workers looking for a back door in to Europe.
At £1500 a pop, I'm very tempted to set up my own service. A day's charter of a 50' luxury cruiser would be about £1,800, Fuel to France and back would be about £600 - I could get at least 15 passengers and serve them champaign and a 3 course meal.
There is an argument though that the individual had no choice where they ended up, but then I doubt very much they'd be keen to get home unlike most rescued sea fearers.
According to some reports these are mostly foreign (to Libya) workers looking for a back door in to Europe.
At £1500 a pop, I'm very tempted to set up my own service. A day's charter of a 50' luxury cruiser would be about £1,800, Fuel to France and back would be about £600 - I could get at least 15 passengers and serve them champaign and a 3 course meal.