A migrant rescue boat docked at the port of Lampedusa on Saturday in defiance of...
A still image from a video footage shows a member of the crew of migrant rescue boat"Alex" talking with authorities after the vessel docked at the port of Lampedusa in defiance of a ban on entering Italian waters, in Lampedusa, Italy, July 6, 2019. Local Team/REUTERS TV via REUTERS
The sailboat Alex, carrying 41 migrants, declined a Maltese offer to go to Malta, as the Mediterranea NGO operating it said such a long journey would have been dangerous for the people aboard. “The migrants must be immediately disembarked and taken care of,” NGO Mediterranea said in a posting on Twitter.
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