Malta replies to Sea-Watch 3 but it offers no support, NGO says

Sea-Watch International has said that after rescuing 65 migrants off the Libyan coast yesterday, it had requested support from a number of country's, including Malta, but had been offered no support or indications on a port of safety. 

Among the migrants rescued on Wednesday were 11 women, two babies, five children and eight unaccompanied minors.

"Once again, we are alone," the crew wrote on Twitter as replies it received from Netherlands (the NGO's flag state), Malta and Italy did not indicate whether they would support the ship or offer a port of safety. At present, Sea-Watch 3 remains stranded in Mediterranean waters. 

🔴 At dawn a Libyan patrol boat approached us and ordered us to leave the area.
In the previous hours #SeaWatch received replies from the Netherlands, Malta and Italy: none of these authorities provided support or indications for a #PortOfSafety.
Once again, we are alone. pic.twitter.com/nCBRyLkcsG

— Sea-Watch International (@seawatch_intl) May 16, 2019

Messages sent to the Libyan authorities went unanswered except in the form of a Libyan patrol boat that approached the NGO ship at dawn on Thursday and ordered it to leave the area. 

Sea-Watch has reported that the 65 migrants, though exhausted, are "ok, but crammed in a little space, awaiting instructions."

"It´s the time for the EU to show it´s ability to act and for the closest safe port to open!" it tweeted.