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Commission contacting capitals over migrant ship
By EUobserver
The EU commission has contacted member states in a bid to distribute over 130 migrants stranded on an Italian coastguard vessel docked in a Sicilian port. Italian authorities have refused to let migrants disembark until a deal is struck. A commission spokesman Monday said that the executive will "support and coordinate among those member states that are willing to participate in solidarity efforts", and "contacts are ongoing".