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Italy And Malta Close Their Ports To Migrant Rescue Ship; Spain Takes It In

A rescue ship picked up more than 600 migrants off the coast of Libya, and was left stranded after Malta and Italy turned it away. Italy's new government has vowed a tougher stance on immigration.
The Aquarius, a former North Atlantic fisheries protection ship now used by humanitarian groups SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), is seen in December 2017 during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The rescue ship was stranded this weekend after Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock.

A rescue ship carrying more than 600 migrants will be allowed to enter the Spanish port of Valencia, after it was turned away from ports in Italy and Malta.

The ship Aquarius rescued 629 people in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, "including 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 other children and seven pregnant women," Reuters reports.

The ship was left stranded at sea

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