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http://www.thelocal.se/20150911/refu...-swedish-ferry
Emergency services were called out to a port in southern Sweden on Thursday night after refugees reportedly threatened to leap from a ferry into the waters below if they were to be forced to stay in Sweden.
While thousands of refugees are risking death to get into Sweden, there are several who are apparently ready to risk their life to get out.
That was the scene at 7pm on Thursday night, when emergency services were called to Trelleborg, on the southern coast of Sweden, after learning that refugees had threatened to leap from a ferry bound that was harboured at the port.
Coast guards, sea rescue services, and ambulances were all at the scene.
"They threatened to jump into the water because they didn't want to be registered in Sweden," Arvid Tedvik of the local coast guard told the TT news agency.
He added that the refugees were intending to get to Finland and Norway.
READ ALSO: Why do refugees prefer Sweden to Denmark?
A Syrian boy arrives in Stockholm. Photo: TT
"The coast guards and the sea rescue services waited and kept watch, but no one ended up jumping in."
A spokesperson from the migration board in nearby Malmö, the landing point for the vast majority of refugees in Sweden, said that the board was aware of the incident.
"It is important to point out that we don't force anyone to leave fingerprints or to seek asylum in Sweden," he said.
"We are always trying to act humanely."
He noted that he wasn't sure why the refugees would have acted in such a fashion, adding that it would not be the fault of the "very well-behaved" Swedish police force.
Trelleborg on the southern Swedish coast. Photo: GoogleMaps
Ferry service Stena Line said that many refugees have been taking boats from Germany to Sweden in recent days, with 175 refugees bound for Gothenburg on Friday.
"We've said that as long as people have valid tickets then they're welcome to travel with us," a spokesperson told TT.
"This is a humanitarian catastrophe and many people on the run need to use these routes. We see ourselves as an important link in the chain."
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2015-09-11, 03:37 PM #1Banned
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Refugees threaten to jump off ferry in Sweden
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2015-09-11, 04:03 PM #2Banned
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Just let them drown if they want to commit suicide that badly.
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2015-09-11, 05:18 PM #3Mechagnome
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Let them. One less person to throw a sandwich at.
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2015-09-11, 05:19 PM #4Deleted
Heh, that water is very cold even this early in autumn. At least they won't suffer long.
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2015-09-11, 05:19 PM #5Banned
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I'm...unaffected.
They'd rather die? Allow them.
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2015-09-11, 05:20 PM #6Banned
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Stop them! They're trying to resurrect the drowned god of ancient Atlantis!
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2015-09-11, 05:21 PM #7Deleted
Should just let them jump.
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2015-09-11, 05:21 PM #8Deleted
Just jump.
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2015-09-11, 05:22 PM #9Banned
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we should nuke them.
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2015-09-11, 05:22 PM #10The Unstoppable Force
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"Accept that offering, o great one"
But seriously, why we care ? If they really jump that just means less problems for us didn't it ?
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2015-09-11, 05:24 PM #11The Lightbringer
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Well, what's the problem? If they wanna jump, go for it.
Hariuha laþu laukar gakar alu ole lule laukar
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2015-09-11, 05:24 PM #12DeletedWhat is dead may never die!
Originally Posted by Arrashi
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2015-09-11, 05:26 PM #13Banned
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Do a flip!
This is dumb and only shows they're coming to Europe for the better lifestyle/welfare.
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2015-09-11, 05:27 PM #14Deleted
Sadly, these people believe there is some sort of paradise where they get everything for free and quickly too. Even if our Swedish government would give them this gladly not even they can speed things up and give out everything the Syrians hear about Sweden in their country. There they have some glorified picture of it of a country that DOESN'T EXIST. Norway and Finland won't be that kind of paradise either but they don't know that.
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2015-09-11, 05:27 PM #15The Insane
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Either they have family already in Finland or they're crazy. Originally Posted by Gabriel
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2015-09-11, 05:29 PM #16Scarab Lord
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Hell, sink the boat and kill them all. Refugees don't get to make threats and demands. These sacks of shit want everything for free when they want it and on their terms. Let them die.
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2015-09-11, 05:41 PM #17Mechagnome
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This is why Finland Originally Posted by Gabriel
https://youtu.be/_5fQZhv0poU?t=7s
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2015-09-11, 05:43 PM #18Dreadlord
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The real question is: is it America's moral obligation to have coast guard ready in these locations, in case they did go ahead and jump?
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2015-09-11, 05:45 PM #19I am Murloc!
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Well that is not that far from what is happening between italy and africa, they are rescuing them a couple of miles off the coast of libya. Originally Posted by Druover
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2015-09-11, 05:47 PM #20Pit Lord
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They sorta are *holding hostages* and threatening to kill them if they dont get their way....even though the hostages are themselves...arrest them!
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