An Italian prosecutor has said that the migrant rescue ship Sea Watch 3 committed no offences when it saved 47 migrants, who were then delivered to Italy, international news agency AFP says.

The report reads that the prosecutor's analysis of the ship crew's conduct was that their actions were justified.

Europe's latest migrant standoff came to a conclusion last Thursday as 47 migrants kept at sea for nearly two weeks while Italy pressured European countries to take them in finally disembarked from their rescue ship in Sicily.

The Sea-Watch 3, operated by the German aid group Sea Watch, pulled into Catania's port and the migrants, who were rescued off Libya on Jan. 19, were taken ashore to be identified and processed. Wearing aqua colored scarves to stave off the cold, some of the migrants waved good-bye to the crew as they walked down to police and Red Cross workers waiting on shore.

The Italian Coast Guard then said that the ship operated by the German humanitarian group Sea-Watch will not be allowed to leave port due to safety violations. The Coast Guard said in a statement Friday that a series of violations were discovered during an inspection of the ship, and that the Sea-Watch 3 can leave only when resolved. The problems were not specified.

The ship is still being held in Catania under questions regarding alleged offences relating to environmental laws and navigation safety, as reported by the Italian coastguard, are resolved.