The announcement comes only a few days after hundreds of migrants lost their lives in several accidents last week.
European leaders called urgent meetings to confront the issue and promised to increase financing for search and rescue (SAR) operations.
Ralf Nagel, chief executive for the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR), said: “The announced means can only be the start.
“The deployment area of EU SAR missions must be extended significantly in the direction of the Libyan coastline.
“The
