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Men, women and plenty of children aboard the migrant rescue ship Aquarius reached Maltese shores on Wednesday afternoon, as they neared the end of a five-day saga which saw them denied entry by several Mediterranean states. Loud cheers from people aboard coulWatch: Aquarius reaches Malta as its 141 rescued migrants cheer
Men, women and plenty of children aboard the migrant rescue ship Aquarius reached Maltese shores on Wednesday afternoon, as they neared the end of a five-day saga which saw them denied entry by several Mediterranean states. Loud cheers from people aboard could be heard as the vessel made its way through the Grand Harbour and neared Senglea's Boilers Wharf, where it berthed across the creek from a luxury cruise ship. Police and Armed Forces of Malta personnel were on hand to oversee the disembarkation process and take the 141 migrants rescued by the Aquarius to be registered and medically screened. Members of the right-wing group Moviment Patrijotti Maltin unfurled a banner reading «Stop Human Trafficking» as rescued people prepared to disembark. Right next to them, crew members of another rescue vessel, the MV Lifeline, held up a banner of their own. “Everyone has a right to life,” the banner said. According to Doctors without Borders (MSF), more than half the people on board, 73, are minors, with the vast majority unaccompanied by a parent or guardian. Most are “chronically undernourished”, MSF said in a tweet. Some of the rescued children told crew members they had been... Read more