Spain offers to take Open Arms migrant vessel

Spain yesterday offered to take in the charity vessel Proactiva Open Arms with more than 100 migrants on board, slamming Italy's "inconceivable" refusal to allow it to dock. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez "today ordered the port of Algeciras to be ready to receive the boat Open Arm

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Published 19 August 2019, 8:00 · Updated 21:25

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Spain offers to take Open Arms migrant vessel

Spain yesterday offered to take in the charity vessel Proactiva Open Arms with more than 100 migrants on board, slamming Italy’s “inconceivable” refusal to allow it to dock.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez “today ordered the port of Algeciras to be ready to receive the boat Open Arms,” which is currently in limbo off the Italian island of Lampedusa, his office said in a statement.

It cited the “urgent situation” on the vessel and the “inconceivable decision by the Italian authorities... to close all its ports” to the migrants.

Spain offers to take Open Arms migrant vessel

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