The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) rescue ship Phoenix moored beneath the walls of Senglea in Malta

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MOAS is a humanitarian NGO dedicated to rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean. Its activities have attracted some controversy, with critics alleging that the presence of rescue vessels encourages traffickers to send migrants off in ever more unseaworthy boats.

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Location: Grand Harbour Malta
Photo credit: © Touch The Skies / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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