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Malta refuses to refuel migrant rescue ship on search and rescue operation
The Ocean Viking rescue ship run by NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders navigates in the Mediterranean Sea

MALTA struck another blow on the civil rescue fleet, this time refusing to refuel a French NGO migrant rescue ship on its way to the central Mediterranean.  

The Ocean Viking, a large vessel jointly operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee, had a pre-arranged refuelling stop scheduled with the Maltese authorities last night.  

But the island nation reneged on the deal when the ship entered its territorial waters. 

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