Aye, Aye Captain.
“Pia Klemp, the captain of a migrant rescue ship who faces prison time in Italy after rescuing hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean, has refused a medal awarded by the city of Paris for bravery.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Klemp accused Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo of hypocrisy for recognizing her work, citing poor conditions faced by migrants in the French capital.Klemp, from Bonn, Germany, was awarded the Grand Vermeil medal in July alongside Carola Rackete, a fellow member of migrant rescue organization Sea-Watch.In 2017, her ship, the Luventa, was seized by authorities in the Italian port of Lampedusa, and she was subsequently charged with assisting illegal immigration.”
“Cast medals into spearheads.”
I’ve heard a similar phrase, give me a minute and I’ll think of where…
This old sailor would sail with Captain Klemp anywhere.