BLITZER: A very disturbing story right now. A ship carrying more than 600 rescued migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea. There are sick passengers in need of medical care, seven pregnant women, and more than 120 unaccompanied minors or children. The ship is caught in the middle of a diplomatic stand-off between Italy and Malta. Both countries are refusing entry, although, Spain has said the ship would be welcome there. CNN's Delia Gallagher is in Rome. Delia, why won't Italy or Malta allow the ship into port?</s>DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, the ship is about an equal distance between Malta and Italy. Looks like it's closer to Malta, about 27 nautical miles versus 35 to Italy. Malta says it's not their jurisdiction. Italy conducted the search and rescue, so they should be responsible for it. Italy, Wolf, has a newly installed government. They were elected on a major anti-immigration platform. This is one of the first actions we've seen from them. They're trying to force the hand of European partners to help Italy with the influx of migrants, something that their interior minister said today, wolf, was not going to end. This will not be the last time we see this. He intends to close Italy's ports to any other NGO rescue vessels until the European Union agrees to help Italy out more -- Wolf?</s>BLITZER: So it will go to Spain?</s>GALLAGHER: So it's meant to go to Spain. Right now, it's still stuck, Wolf. The Spanish government said it will accept it in the port of Valencia. The problem with that is it will take a couple days to get there. People there are getting agitated. They do have food, which has been delivered to them, but it will take several days for them to reach the port of Valencia -- Wolf?</s>BLITZER: Let's hope those people are OK. Delia Gallagher, thanks very much. That's it for me. The news continues right now on CNN.
Ship with Immigrants Stranded in Mediterranean Sea.