04 November 2019
"Italy granted permission for migrants on board a Sea-Eye rescue ship to disembark, after nearly a week stranded at sea. The standoff ended after Germany and other EU countries agreed to take in the migrants."
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See: German migrant rescue boat carrying 88 people allowed to dock in Italy (DW, link):
"A rescue ship operated by the German humanitarian group Sea-Eye will be allowed to dock in southern Italy after a nearly weeklong standoff, the government said on Friday night.
The Alan Kurdi rescued 88 migrants last Saturday, but was stuck in the Mediterranean Sea after Italy refused to let those on board disembark the ship.
After hovering near the Italian island of Lampedusa, the ship has now been given permission to dock in the southern city of Taranto, Italy's Interior Ministry said.
The decision came after several EU countries agreed to share the migrants on board, with Germany and France agreeing to take in 60 of them. Portugal will take five, Ireland will take two and Italy will take in the remaining 13."
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