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The "Open Arms" is allowed to dock in the port of Barcelona after being approved by the Spanish government. The ship rescued 60 refugees from the Mediterranean. Italy and Malta had previously refused to accept it.
A rescue vessel carrying 60 refugees on board is allowed to dock in Barcelona after a dispute over jurisdiction. The "Open Arms", a vessel belonging to the auxiliary group of Proactiva Open Arms in Barcelona, has reportedly joined the Spanish government.
The Spanish aid organization Proactiva Open Arms wrote on Twitter that his ship "Open Arms" with 60 survivors On the third trip in a few days, a dispute between the EU countries on the reception of refugees rescued by a private vessel from the Mediterranean had erupted. Italy and Malta had refused to participate – and had delivered a bitter exchange.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini had stated that the ship's crew could "forget to arrive in an Italian port". The ship is in Libyan waters, the nearest port is Malta and it flies the Spanish flag. In return, the Maltese Minister of the Interior Michael Farrugia argued that the Italian island of Lampedusa is less distant from the ship
The captain does not agree with the l & # 39; Italy
Open Arms captain, Marco Martinez, explains the rescue process He informed the Rome-based Maritime Rescue Coordination Center about the migrants and was charged with the following: call the Libyan maritime authorities. They would not have answered by phone or radio. The Rome authorities then told him that he had to decide whether the rescue would be carried out, Martinez said.
A member of the AP News Agency watched a nearby rescue ship to see a Libyan coast guard approaching the Open Arms. when the discovery of the boat had been reported. But just before the place of rescue, he returned and drove away. He ordered the "Open Arms" to return to Spain.
Farrugia told Salvini on Twitter to stop "spreading false news". He added a map to his tweet stating that the rescue had taken place in the Libyan search and rescue zone and in the waters between Libya and Lampedusa. The successful rescue was observed by four members of the European Parliament aboard an escort vessel, the Astral.
Third case after "Aquarius" and "Lifeline"
Salvini had last clarified that the new government in Rome This summer, no other relief ship of humanitarian groups will be installed in Italy. Italy wants the Libyan Coast Guard to intercept migrants and bring them back to civil war. However, despite all the blockades, refugees continue to sail on boats that do not sail and depart on the dangerous road to Europe. "Despite the obstacles, we continue to protect the right to life from the invisible," Proactiva said. In recent days, the ships "Aquarius" of SOS Mediterranean and "Lifeline" of the organization Mission Lifeline Dresden did not have to dock in Italy and so had to spend days with hundreds of migrants on the sea. The "Aquarius" was cleared after the party finally suspended in Spain, the "Lifeline" in Malta. But Malta is also taking a hard line against humanitarian organizations and has already refused to allow ships to stop their supplies.
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