Banksy-funded refugee rescue boat’s calls for help ‘being ignored’

The Louise Michel refugee rescue boat was funded by British street artist Banksy (Louise Michel/PA)

A Banksy-funded refugee rescue boat is stranded in the Mediterranean Sea and emergency calls for immediate help have been ignored, ship leaders have said.

There are more than 200 people on board the Louise Michel and one dead body, according to tweets posted from the vessel’s account.