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17 September 2019The coast guard saves 90 migrants, but Malta denies the transfer. It happened last night with the Italian patrol boats that intervened at the request of the Maltese authorities.

The waters where the rescue took place are the responsibility and responsibility of Malta. Thus, the Italian coastguard asked Valletta to send a patrol for the transfer of recovered people, but Malta has said no for now. At the moment the units with the rescued migrants on board are heading to the Maltese territorial waters waiting for instructions from the Sar Maltese authority.

Meanwhile, a fishing boat with a group of migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia. The navy has recovered 8 bodies, rescued 9 migrants while 6 others are missing.