Tag: Mediterranean

  • Migrant crisis: 17 people drown

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    Twenty others survive incident. Migrant crisis: 17 people drown after boat sinks off Turkish coast Seventeen migrants attempting to reach Greece by boat from Turkey have drowned after their boat […]

  • Russia announces Med naval drills

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    Exercise planned last year, Russia says. Russia announces naval drills in ‘east Mediterranean’ Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday said it would hold naval drills in the “east Mediterranean” region in […]

  • EU to arrest people traffickers

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    EUNAVFOR Med gets the green light. EU to arrest people traffickers on high seas An EU operation against migrant traffickers in the Mediterranean which will allow for arrests in international […]

  • Friends in high places

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    How eyes in the sky keep us safe and secure on the water. Friends in high places: how satellites keep us safe at sea By Jeremy Wilks The ongoing migrant […]

  • Merchants rescue Med refugees

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    Commercial vessels are saving migrants as they try to cross the Mediterranean. One story shows how risky that is. In Mediterranean, commercial ships scoop up desperate human cargo By Jonathan […]

  • Europeans Seek to Use Force Against Smugglers

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    UN Resolution sought by European nations. Europeans Seek to Use Force Against Smugglers at Sea By SOMINI SENGUPTA UNITED NATIONS — European countries are pushing for a United Nations Security […]

  • Shipping braced for migrant cost

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    International conventions require vessels to help distressed migrant boats. Shipping industry braces for costs from migrant crisis By SARA SJOLIN The shipping industry faces a hit to profits from the […]

  • Weapons ship seized off Crete

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    Vessel owned by Greek firm, media reports. Bolivian flagged vessel seized with large cargo of weapons off Crete Greek Authorities have seized a Bolivian flagged vessel, named “Haddad 1”, and […]

  • 200 migrants feared drowned

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    Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead BY AHMED ELUMAMI A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast […]

  • Italy rescues 4,400 migrants

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    Italian Navy, CG, border police, Norwegian and Irish navies assist migrants. Italian navy rescues a record 4,400 migrants off Libya Italy’s coast guard says it coordinated the rescue of some […]

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