A ship carrying 182 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea said on September 22 that Italy has granted permission for its passengers to disembark in Sicily. Italy's decision to take in Ocean Viking comes ahe of a meeting in Malta on Monday that will be attended by French, German and Italian authorities. officials will attempt to make a temporary deal to man standoffs that have in past year kept migrants rescued by NGO ships stuck at sea for days and even weeks. rwegian-flagged Ocean Viking, a search-and-rescue vessel jointly operated by SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, picked up 217 people from four boats in central Mediterranean from Sept. 17-19. migrants h all departed from Libya.

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Malta and Italy take in immigrants

Malta, a European Union member, on Friday allowed in 35 migrants but rejected taking in 182 remainings on rescue ship. Italy h also referred ship's request to or European nations before anuncing Sunday evening that it could he to port of Messina. ship should arrive in Sicilian port on Tuesday morning to disembark those who were rescued. y are mostly sub-Saharan Africans and include a newborn baby and 13 or children under of 15.

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migration estimates

According to International Organization for Migration, 6,570 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea so far this year, and 2,260 in Malta. Both nations, typically nearest arrival point for ships crossing central Mediterranean, want or EU members to share lo. 28-nation bloc hasn't reached an agreement on an automatic system for determining where rescued migrants are allowed to land and potentially seek asylum. Politicians in favor of blocking ships accuse NGOs of colluding with smugglers. But data shows that most sea arrivals through central Mediterranean do t happen through charity rescues.

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IOM, which collects data at landing points in Italy, estimates that so far this year, half of people arriving in country by sea h been rescued by Italian authorities. Ar 38,5% were people arriving in overcrowded wooden boats, and only 11,3% were disembarked after being rescued by NGO ships, according to IOM. Italy allowed Ocean Viking last week to disembark 82 rescued migrants at tiny island of Lampedusa. But in a scenario that has played out several times before, Italian government gave authorization only after Germany, France, Portugal, and Luxembourg agreed to take some people in group.

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