German Maritime search and rescue are permitted to invest in Malta

The 49 refugees on Board the German auxiliary ships Sea-Watch-3 and Professor Albrecht Penck go off the coast of Malta may in the country. The Maltese government and the rescue organization Sea-Watch proclaimed. The passengers should be distributed to several EU countries. the

since The days on the Mediterranean sea, blocked the rescue of ships of the German aid organisations with 49 migrants on Board are permitted to invest in Malta. The Rescued were distributed among eight member States of the EU, said Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at a press conference. For 249 already in Malta being rescued migrants, an agreement had been reached.

The ship Sea-Watch-3 the Berlin-based organization, Sea-Watch had just before Christmas, rescued 32 migrants. On the ship Professor Albrecht Penck, the Regensburger NGO Sea-Eye harren 17 Rescued since may 29. December.

Sea-Watch, confirmed the agreement on Twitter. The Rescued 19 days have to endure would have on the lake, "is a testimony to government failure," it said in the Tweet, in which the helper in the case of those thanked in support of your action. "Politics should not be at the expense of people in Need," it said.

The EU decided to release their 49 hostages. After 19 days at sea, our guests will finally reach a safe port. This represents a confession of state failure, policy must not be made at the expense of people in distress. Thanks to all that were with us in these days. #United4Med

Sea Watch International (@seawatch_intl) 9. January 2019

On the crowded ships, had compounded the Situation recently: The passengers, including five children, are seasick and weakened, and mentally you to put the Situation more and more. In addition, water and food had to be rationed. Both ships are not designed to accommodate permanently so a lot of people.

Many of the Rescued have reported torture in Libyan prisons, of friends who have been shot in front of your eyes, or in the case of previous attempts to escape into the sea were bound to be back to Libya. A storm a few days ago, would have re-traumatized many people, because the Crew had to lock up the Rescued due to high waves.

EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, the now agreement agreement made welcomed. He was glad that the migrants from the ships could Land, he wrote on Twitter. He thanked the Maltese government that they allowed the ships to the Mooring. The recording of the refugees to prepare EU member States have, in turn, showed "active solidarity".