Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta
The Open Arms, which rescued 60 migrants off Libya from a faltering dinghy, was denied port by Italy and Malta Saturday. The boat is now set to dock in Barcelona on Wednesday.
by Chris Benderev
Jul 01, 2018
2 minutes
A rescue boat transporting 60 migrants who were rescued in the waters off Libya is on its way to Barcelona Sunday after Italy and Malta both denied port to the vessel Saturday.
As Italy and Malta squabbled Saturday over why they weren't the appropriate landing spots for the boat â each argued the other was closer to the point of rescue in the Mediterranean
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