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Malta refuses to help rescue involving disabled children
Numerous children were saved, including two who are disabled (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)
Mediterranean, Today, 07:18
The children came first. One by one they were handed onto the Ocean Viking search and rescue boat.
Among them, a small, frail and dehydrated crippled boy. His wheelchair was still in the wooden boat, along with some of the adults.
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The wooden boat had been at sea for two days (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)
Adrift at sea: an empty wooden boat euobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ocean Viking leaves French port of Marseille
The French coastline begins to recede as the Ocean Viking heads out into open seas (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)
Excitement and dread.
The mix of emotions as the Ocean Viking leaves the French port of Marseille for open seas is difficult to gauge. But while most cheered as the boat headed out of port, the reality of what lay ahead remained very present.
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