Tag: Mediterranean

  • Fishing boat seized off Libyan coast recaptured

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    Fears vessel had been hijacked. Sicilian fishing boat seized off Libyan coast is recaptured The Italian navy has taken back control of a Sicilian fishing boat that was seized by […]

  • Italian navy takes control of seized boat

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    Seized boat now under naval control. Italian navy takes control of fishing boat seized by armed men Vessel with seven crew members had been seized off coast of Libya and […]

  • Migrants killed in religious clash on boat

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    Tragic development at sea. Migrants killed in ‘religious clash’ on Mediterranean boat Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants after they allegedly threw 12 Christians overboard following a […]

  • Italian fishing boat seized near Libya, apparently by pirates

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    Possible piracy in the Mediterranean sparks concern. Italian Navy now said to have taken control of vessel. Italian fishing boat seized near Libya, apparently by pirates by Antonio Denti, Reuters […]

  • EU: Intolerable Inaction Costs Lives at Sea

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    Set Up Robust, Mediterranean-wide Search and Rescue Operation EU: Intolerable Inaction Costs Lives at Sea (Milan) – Reports of 400 lives lost in the Mediterranean between April 11-13, 2015, should […]

  • Smugglers Fire Shots in Migrant Rescue Operation

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    Added danger for rescue teams. Smugglers Fire Shots in Migrant Rescue Operation People smugglers fired several shots on Monday to recover a wooden boat after the migrants it was carrying […]

  • Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya

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    Mediterranean claims more lives. Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya About 400 migrants are feared drowned after their boat capsized off Libya, survivors have told Save the Children. The […]

  • Shipowners, Unions Urge EU Address Migrant Crisis

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    EU urged to take action. Shipowners, Unions Urge EU Address Migrant Crisis European and global operators of merchant ships have joined forces with seafarers’ unions in a letter urging EU […]

  • Migration crisis in the Med

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    Unified action required to end tragic deaths. Migration Crisis in the Mediterranean: A Contact Group is needed CHRISTIAN BUEGER The Mediterranean is in crisis. The flow of migrants trafficked illegally […]

  • EU to stem illegal sea migration

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    Aim to tackle criminal gangs behind migration. EU Sets Up JOT Mare to Stem Illegal Sea Migration The European Union has launched a Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to tackle […]

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