Italy refuses safe harbor to migrant ship, Spain also reluctant
The Aquarius, run by Franco-German charity SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders (MSF), picked up the people in two separate operations and is in international waters between Italy and Malta. Malta said it had no legal obligation to berth the ship and Spain said its ports were not the safest destination. Italy called on Britain to welcome the Aquarius because it was registered in Gibraltar, but the British territory on Spain's southern coast said it should go to an Italian port.