



11 to 14 August: Waiting for a destination to disembark

Aquarius remains on standby 32 nautical miles off the European coast with 141 survivors onboard. MSF medical staff say their condition is stable. Libya, and then Malta and Italy, had refused to let them disembark. But on 15 August Aquarius receives instructions from Malta to proceed to the port of Valletta.

While they wait for news of where they will disembark, people play board games, look out to sea, and rest.

There is a birthday party onboard.

15 August : arrival in Malta

After negotiations between Libya and Malta, 141 migrants disembark in the port of Valletta.

Maltese authorities register and collect information about the migrants. People are then transported from the boat in a police bus.

16 August : where migrants are going

In the days following their arrival in Malta, many migrants are staying in a centre in the Marsa neighbourhood.