SEA-RESCUE CAPTAIN PIA KLEMP SAYS NGO SAVED 14,000 MIGRANTS, RECALLS ITALY PROSECUTION IN MARQUETTE TALK

German sea-rescue captain and activist Pia Klemp spoke at Marquette University about NGO operations in the central Mediterranean, claiming her Sea-Watch fleet helped save more than 14,000 migrants. She recounted facing Italian charges of aiding illegal immigration and human trafficking—later dropped—while urging students to channel anger into constructive activism. The campus event connected local audiences to ongoing European debates over migrant rescues, legal restrictions on NGOs, and deadly sea crossings.