The NGO ship picked up the migrants during the first hours of the new year and initially made its way to Malta but was denied port access by the Maltese government.
Lo mkhumbi NGO wacosha ababaleki ngamahora lokuqala onyakeni omusha, futhi ekuqaleni wenza isendleleni eya Malta kodwa unqatshelwe ukufinyelela port nguhulumeni Maltese.