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German vessel rescues 44 more migrants

July 10, 2019 00:00:00


VALLETTA, July 09 (Xinhua): The Alan Kurdi vessel operated by a German NGO on Monday rescued another 44 migrants in Mediterranean Sea, who would be transferred to Malta later.

"Our crew on board Alan Kurdi saved 44 people from a wooden boat with the assistance of the Maltese authorities. The Maltese fleet sent a vessel to pick up people from Alan Kurdi and take them to the shore," the German NGO Sea-Eye said on Twitter.

A group of 65 migrants rescued by the same vessel were transferred to an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat and disembarked at the army's Hay Wharf base late Sunday evening.

In a statement, the Maltese government said that an agreement was reached following talks with the European Commission and Germany, and the migrants on Alan Kurdi vessel would be transferred to one of its patrol boats of Armed Forces of Malta and brought to Malta.

"All rescued persons on board will be immediately relocated to other European Union (EU) member states. None of the said immigrants will remain in Malta as this case was not under the responsibility of the Maltese authorities," the statement said.


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