AdvertisementItaly And Malta Close Their Ports To Migrant Rescue Ship; Spain Takes It InJune 11, 2018Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailThe Aquarius, a former North Atlantic fisheries protection ship now used by humanitarian groups SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), is seen in December 2017 during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The rescue ship was stranded this weekend after Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock. (AFP/Getty Images)