Spain stops NGO migrant rescue boat from setting sail

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish humanitarian group dedicated to saving migrants at sea says one of its boats has been denied permission to set sail from the port of Barcelona.
The Associated Press has seen the order sent by Spanish authorities to the aid group Proactiva Open Arms saying that its boat violated maritime regulations on past rescue missions.
The order says that on its last mission the boat violated “the obligation to leave those rescued at sea at the nearest port&rdquo