About 140 migrants arrived on Italian territory after being stranded aboard a cargo ship amid a standoff with Malta over who would take them, officials said Monday.

Italy agreed Sunday night to accept 140 migrants stranded aboard a Turkish cargo ship that rescued them in the Mediterranean, ending a four-day standoff with Malta about who would take them in.

The Italian coast guard delivered 1,000 liters (1,006 quarts) of drinking water to 140 migrants stranded on a Turkish cargo ship that rescued them in the Mediterranean, as a standoff between Italy and Malta over who should take them entered its fourth day

About 140 migrants remained stranded aboard a Turkish cargo ship on Saturday night as Malta and Italy argued about which country should accept them.

A harrowing boat journey across the Mediterranean left some 70 African migrants missing after rough seas capsized the craft, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling on Malta to release the eight survivors from detention.

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