France to take ship migrants

FRANCE will take in passengers from a migrant rescue ship who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for more than two weeks after Italy refused them entry, the country’s interior minister said.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said France would welcome some 230 Ocean Viking passengers at the military port in the city of Toulon on Friday.

Mr Darmanin said the passengers subsequently would be divided among France, Germany and other European countries.