The Dutch-flagged ship run by the German charity Mission Lifeline was seeking a nearby European dock, a day after anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the vessel should take the migrants to the Netherlands. Migrants are seen on the deck of Mission Lifeline rescue boat in the central Mediterranean Sea Thomson Reuters By Steve Scherer

ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Friday urged Malta to take in a ship carrying more than 200 rescued migrants as the new government pressures European partners to shoulder more of the burden of immigration from North Africa. The dynamic is similar to the standoff over the Aquarius, operated by French aid groups, which eventually sailed an additional 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) last week to deliver 630 migrants to Spain after both Malta and Italy refused to let the rescue ship access their ports.
Politicians from Germany, Spain, and Portugal visit MV Lifeline amid negotiations for the ship to dock in Malta or Italy, both of which have refused permission.