BREAKING NEWS

Ferry from Libya with Americans aboard reaches Malta

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FEBRUARY 25, 2011 23:29

VALLETTA, Malta— After three days of delays, a US-chartered ferry evacuated Americans and other foreigners out of Libya on Friday and brought them to the Mediterranean island of Malta.

The Maria Dolores ferry brought over 300 passengers, including at least 167 US citizens, away from the turmoil that has engulfed the North African nation.

Several minutes after the ship docked in Malta's Valletta harbor, a few people on wheelchairs were escorted out and appeared to be the first to disembark. Moments later, women holding babies walked down a ramp, while others held the hands of children as they stepped off the ship after the roughly 8-hour voyage across the Mediterranean Sea.

The passengers have been aboard the catamaran since Wednesday in their quest to escape Libya's escalating unrest, but strong winds and high seas prevented the ferry from leaving the Libyan capital of Tripoli.

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