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- ↑ "Una nave per salvare persone in mare" [A ship to save people in the sea.]. People (www.peoplepub.it). 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ↑ "ResQ: Italy's humanitarian ship aimed at uniting all faiths ..." AgenSIR . 2021-04-23. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Chi è Cecilia Strada, la figlia di Gino Strada che salva vite in mare" [Who is Cecilia Strada, the daughter of Gino Strada, who saves lives at sea]. www.true-news.it. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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Strada's daughter, Cecilia Strada, said on Facebook that she had not been with him when he died, as she was onboard a rescue ship for the NGO ResQ - People Saving People.
- ↑ "June 2022 Update - Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights". fra.europa.eu. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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