In cases where they are rescued by a non-Maltese vessel, they become subject to long negotiations between states, as it happened when a Spanish trawler rescued 51 in 2006 and another Spanish tug-boat rescued 26 in May 2007.
在他们被一艘非马耳他船只营救的情况下，他们会受到国家之间长期谈判的影响，一艘西班牙拖网渔船（英语：Fishing_trawler）在2006年营救了51艘，另一艘西班牙拖船在2007年5月营救了26艘。