# After rescue by Open Arms, 99 migrants wait to dock in Europe
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2022-08-26
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Meta Title: Migrant Crisis: Open Arms Uno Rescue Ship in Limbo Off
Meta Description: Stay informed on the latest updates as 99 migrants remain stranded at sea off Sicily, awaiting permission to disembark in Italy, Malta, or Spain.
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By Juan Medina

ABOARD THE OPEN ARMS UNO, off Sicily (Reuters) – Around 30 nautical miles off the coast of Italy’s Sicily, 99 migrants are awaiting an update on their future after nine days at sea as nearby nations discuss who should receive them.

Spanish charity Open Arms on Aug. 17 [rescued 101 mainly Egyptian male migrants](https://www.financedigest.com/italys-rightist-government-tightens-rules-for-migrant-rescues.html "Italy’s rightist government tightens rules for migrant rescues") in a rickety wooden boat off the Tunisian coast that had been adrift at least since Aug. 16.

One of the men [needed urgent](https://www.financedigest.com/ftx-collapse-shows-urgent-need-to-finalise-eu-crypto-rules-says-european-commission.html "FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission") medical attention and was allowed to disembark in Italy with his companion, but the rest of the migrants were told to remain onboard the Open Arms Uno rescue vessel while it sought permission from either Italy, Malta or Spain to disembark.

David Llado, [head of mission on the Open Arms](https://www.financedigest.com/roche-names-sause-head-of-diagnostics-arm.html "Roche names Sause head of diagnostics arm") Uno, told Reuters Malta had rejected a request to dock and Italy told the Spanish-flagged ship to sort out the situation via Spanish state channels. It has since asked Spanish authorities to activate the collaboration protocol among states.

The situation on deck was “worsening by the hour”, he said. Tension is [increasing rapidly due to the uncertainty around](https://www.financedigest.com/polyimide-fibers-market-is-expected-to-increase-at-a-healthy-cagr-of-around-5-over-the-forecast-period-of-2021-2031.html "Polyimide Fibers Market is expected to increase at a healthy CAGR of around 5% over the forecast period of 2021-2031") why we are not being given a port to disembark all these people.

“Please do something. We are hurt, weak and we are sick,” said one of the migrants, 19-year-old Rasel Miah.

The Italian government declined to comment while the Spanish transport ministry, which is in charge of ports and coast guard, said that it had not received any request from Open Arms to dock in a Spanish port.

Italian [media reported](https://www.financedigest.com/credit-agricole-is-weighing-foray-into-german-car-sharing-media-report.html "Credit Agricole is weighing foray into German car-sharing: media report") that some 1,200 migrants reached Italy on Wednesday in four different boats, including one NGO boat. An official, who declined to be named, said [Italy was dealing](https://www.financedigest.com/italys-cdp-and-partners-ask-tim-for-more-time-for-network-deal.html "Italy’s CDP and partners ask TIM for more time for network deal") with a large number of recent arrivals and was trying to process them as quickly as it could.

No figures were available for arrivals to Spain in recent weeks. Overall [migrant arrivals by boat](https://www.financedigest.com/record-number-of-migrants-arrive-in-britain-by-boat-on-a-single-day.html "Record number of migrants arrive in Britain by boat on a single day") to Spain from Jan. 1 to Aug. 15 declined 4% year-to-year, but migration to the Canaries Islands off Africa rose almost 26% as Sub-Saharan Africans fled insecurity and climate-related crises.

Open Arms, which is mainly funded by small private contributions, has rescued thousands of [lives since](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-cost-of-living-crisis-sends-sterling-to-lowest-since-mid-july.html "Britain’s cost of living crisis sends sterling to lowest since mid-July") it began operating in 2015.

Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s far-right League party and former interior minister, has been on trial on kidnapping charges over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants on an [Open Arms vessel from landing](https://www.financedigest.com/jaguar-land-rover-opens-three-european-self-driving-tech-hubs.html "Jaguar Land Rover opens three European self-driving tech hubs") in the country in 2019.

(Reporting by Juan Medina; Additional reporting by Crispian Balmer in Rome and Joan Faus in Madrid; Writing by Christina Thykjaer and Aislinn Laing; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)


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