NGO ships same as any other regarding rescues - EC

(see related story) (ANSA) - ROME, NOV 14 - European Commission Spokeswoman Anitta Hipper said Monday that, when it comes to rescuing people at sea, "there is no difference between NGO ships and other ships".
    Hipper told a press briefing that there is a "clear, unequivocal obligation" to save people in danger at sea.
    Italy told several NGO-run search-and-rescue ships in recent weeks to stay out of a Italian waters after they picked people up in the Mediterranean, saying they had broken Italian and European law. (ANSA).