Update 3: Malta can't be expected to step in for irresponsible shipowners - PM

Malta has sent army medics on board the tanker Salamis to assess the situation. In an ongoing operation, the army is also supplying food and water to the migrants, one of whom is said to have suffered a fractured toe. However, the ship is still barred from entering Malta. Army medics boarded the ship for the first time yesterday evening and concluded medical evacuations were not necessary. The tanker, which saved 102 immigrants two nights ago, is some 24 miles outside Maltese waters as it is not being allowed to Malta and it refuses to head back to Libya as instructed by the Maltese Government. The European Commissioner this afternoon urged Malta to allow the 102 immigrants, claiming to be Ethiopians and Eritreans, to disembark, saying the priority at this stage is to save people. Although the website marinetraffic.com which has a live tracking system of vessels shows that the ship has shifted position, a Government spokesman said no permission had been given for the tanker to enter Malta and there had not been a change in policy. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted: "#Malta fulfils int'l obligations but can't be expected to step in for irresponsible shipowners flouting rules for...