'The conditions on board are deteriorating day by day.' Sam Turner from Doctors Without Borders says the migrants trapped on the Ocean Viking shouldn't be on board for any longer than is 'absolutely necessary'. Get the full story:
After one person jumped ship early in the day and was rescued by the coastguard, nine more launched themselves into the sea wearing orange life vests, followed by five more.
Laura Lanuza, a spokeswoman for the organisation, said she had heard from crew members that"those who remain aboard are threatening with jumping as well". Italy's hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini has banned the ship from docking, but six other European countries have agreed to take in the migrants - and Spain is now sending a ship to collect them.The Spanish government has dispatched a naval ship to Italian waters to escort the vessel to Spain.
In the first, the Aquarius, operated by two French groups, made the long trip to Spain with 630 migrants after Madrid opened its ports.But Spain has changed its approach, saying international marine laws and EU regulations require that rescued people need to be taken to the closest and safest port. And authorities in Cyprus have picked up 33 migrants found packed onto a small boat. They had been sailing off the island's southern coast.
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