20-01-2019 14:55 via kvoa.com

Boat with migrants rescued off Libya looks for port to dock

ROME (AP) — A private rescue boat with 47 migrants aboard says so far no country has granted it port permission.
Sea-Watch 3, run by a German NGO, said Sunday it has contacted Italy, Malta, Libya as well as the Netherlands, since the boat is Dutch-flagged.
The governments of Malta and Italy have been refusing to allow private rescue boats rescuing migrants to dock.
An Italian state TV reporter aboard Sea-Watch 3 said rescue took place Saturday about 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the coast w
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