Row strands saved migrants at sea

Feature describes how a group of 140 migrants is spending a fourth day stranded on board a Turkish cargo ship, 19 April 2009, as a row rages between Malta and Italy over which country will accept them. The migrants were rescued by the MV Pinar after their boats got in trouble in rough seas some 25 miles off the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Late on the 19 April 2009 Italy agreed to accept the 140 migrants.

ESO: Background information: Malta wants EU help on migrants http://www.europeansources.info/record/malta-wants-eu-help-on-migrants/

ESO: Background information: EU Bids to Bring Africa Into Immigration Pact http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-bids-to-bring-africa-into-immigration-pact/

ESO: Background information: Italy illegal immigration 'soars' http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-illegal-immigration-soars/

BBC News, 9.5.09: Malta struggles with desperate refugees http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8040797.stm

BBC News, 19.4.09: Italy takes in stranded migrants http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8007379.stm

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