Tag: migrant boats

  • Anti-migrant group in Med

    Defend Europe says it will be in Italian port of Catania in coming days where many NGO rescue boats are based. Anti-immigrant ship C-star enters Mediterranean waters after being stopped […]

  • Effort to block Med NGOs

    Fears of confrontation at sea. Far-Right group sends ship to Mediterranean to confront ‘criminal’ rescue vessels and block migrants By Nick Squires An extreme Right-wing organisation is sending a boat […]

  • UK calls Sophia failure

    Operation Sophia “should not be renewed”. EU naval mission has failed to end people smuggling – peers An EU naval mission has failed to achieve its main objective of disrupting […]

  • IE Navy for Op Sophia?

    Broader role for Irish Navy in Med? Role of Naval Service crews in combating criminal gangs in Mediterranean under review Tom Brady Naval Service crews may be given a bigger […]

  • NGO Med tensions

    New rules drawn up by Italy likely to bring NGOs under coast guard control, which they fear will hamper rescue attempts. Italian plan to curb Mediterranean rescue boat charities ‘threatens […]

  • Italy in migrant threat

    More than 73,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year. Migrant crisis: Italy threatens to shut ports Italy has threatened to stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants to […]

  • Marsec in Libya

    The risks associated with Libya’s TTW. Contested Seas: Maritime Security in Libya By James Pothecary Introduction On 20 February, the Bahamas-flagged car carrier Morning Compass was seized by militants purporting to represent […]

  • 730 migrants rescued

    730 migrants were picked up in seven separate rescue operations aboard three dinghies and four wooden craft, Italy’s coastguard said today. Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean MADRID/ MILAN:  Humanitarian […]

  • Irish Navy for EUNAVFORMed?

    Naval service ships operating in the Mediterranean Sea could soon be adopting a more robust role in the fight against Islamic terrorists and people-smugglers. Irish navy may join EU counter-terrorism […]

  • Thousands rescued in Med

    Another huge spike in crossings. In 48 Hours 5,000 Migrants Rescued from the Mediterranean There’s no let-up in the migrant influx to European shores. A reported 5,000 were rescued on […]