Malta and Italy: Still quarrels on boats with migrants

Once again, Italy and Malta are arguing over the inclusion of a ship with migrants on board. We do not know what kind of boat it is. Because private marine rescuers are not currently used in the Mediterranean.

Italy and Malta are arguing again about the responsibility of a Mediterranean refugee vessel. Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday that he would not allow the ship with more than 400 people to embark on an Italian port

"Malta , smugglers and bag makers should know will not invest, "wrote the leader of the far-right party Lega in the Facebook online network." We have already given, understood. "Salvini obviously evokes about 600 000 migrants rescued in recent years on the high seas and brought to Italy

An emergency call arrived in Rome Friday morning

The government of Valletta claimed that the ship was 53 miles Nautical Lampedusa and 110 nautical miles from Malta.We have no power to give instructions.In addition, people prefer to travel to Italy on board.Italian media reported that the big fishing boat is now heading towards the Italian island of Lampedusa [19659003] According to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the boat had alerted the Rome authorities on Friday morning that it had minors "in urgent need of assistance". However, the ship was in Maltese waters at that time

It is not known who controls the vessel

It was not clear what the boat was and who was controlling it. According to media reports, it is a two-story wooden ship. It would be a novelty because the canoes in Libya, which had not been able to arrive alone in Italy for a long time, were lost.

Italy and Malta have repeatedly pleaded responsibility for refugee vessels in recent weeks. Last month, Malta delayed the "Lifeline" with 234 people on board.

Italy closes refuges

A few days before, Italy and Malta had rejected the rescue vessel "Aquarius" with 630 refugees on board. In the end, Spain agreed to let the ship dock and pick up the migrants.

Italy is now refusing relief organizations entry into the country's ports. The island of Malta is also not responsible for admission. There is currently no private maritime rescue service in the Mediterranean. They are accused of playing indirectly in the hands of smugglers by saving migrants from rotten boats and bringing them to Italy.