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Spanish Embassy on Malta Asked to Accept Minors From Migrant Rescue Ship - Reports

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MADRID (Sputnik) - Spanish charity Open Arms has asked the nation’s embassy on Malta to take in minors from its migrant rescue ship stranded in the... 13.08.2019, Sputnik International

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Spanish Embassy on Malta Asked to Accept Minors From Migrant Rescue Ship - Reports

12:02 GMT 13.08.2019 (Updated: 12:59 GMT 13.08.2019)

© AP Photo / Olmo CalvoMigrants aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, react as the ship approaches the port of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The aid boat sailed to Spain with 60 migrants rescued on Saturday in waters near Libya, after it was rejected by both Italy and Malta

Migrants aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, react as the ship approaches the port of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The aid boat sailed to Spain with 60 migrants rescued on Saturday in waters near Libya, after it was rejected by both Italy and Malta - Sputnik International

MADRID (Sputnik) - Spanish charity Open Arms has asked the nation’s embassy on Malta to take in minors from its migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean for over a week, the Spanish news agency Europa Press said Tuesday.

The Spanish diplomatic mission was contacted on Monday, according to the Spanish news agency Europa Press which spoke to the charity.

The vessel carrying 151 African migrants has been denied entry by Italy and Malta. It is in high seas near the Italian island of Lampedusa and the weather is worsening.

© AP Photo / Emilio MorenattiMigrants and refugees call out to Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms workers, after being located out of control sailing on a rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 18 miles north of Sabratha, Libya

Spanish Embassy on Malta Asked to Accept Minors From Migrant Rescue Ship - Reports - Sputnik International

Migrants and refugees call out to Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms workers, after being located out of control sailing on a rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 18 miles north of Sabratha, Libya

Spanish Development Minister Jose Luis Abalo reportedly said on Tuesday that the ship’s captain had no "legal right" to ask for asylum on behalf of the 31 minors aboard the vessel.

The charity’s founder, Oscar Camps, defended the captain’s decision to ask for the permission to dock in Malta, saying the journey to Spain would take another five days and put people aboard at risk.