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Maersk Tankers and migrants caught in political deadlock

Maersk Etienne has been anchored with 27 migrants on board for exactly a month, and the ship thus sets an unfortunate record. The case has reached a "political deadlock," says Danish Shipping. Minister rejects sending them to Denmark.
Migrants on a civilian vessel look toward Maersk Etienne, which has been anchored off the coast of Malta for a month. | Photo: THOMAS LOHNES/AFP / AFP
Migrants on a civilian vessel look toward Maersk Etienne, which has been anchored off the coast of Malta for a month. | Photo: THOMAS LOHNES/AFP / AFP
by TRINE VESTERGAARD

Exactly a month has passed since vessel Maersk Etienne was asked to pick up 27 migrants in the Mediterranean, as their boat was sinking.

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