Tag: migrant rescue

  • Spain rescues migrants

    Spain could overtake Italy as migrant destination. Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day Spain’s coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour […]

  • NGO threatened in Med

    Threats made to NGO group off Libya. ‘Next time you will be targeted’: Libyan coast guard threatens migrant rescue ship Nick Miller London: A Spanish aid group rescuing migrants in the […]

  • Haftar threat to Italy

    Italian patrol boat entered Libyan waters on Wednesday. Libya’s eastern commander vows to destroy Italian warships if sailed to Libyan water Written by: AbdulkaderAssad The Libyan eastern commander of Dignity Operation […]

  • Irish Navy in migrant rescue

    Migrant crisis: Irish navy rescues 109 off Libyan coast An Irish navy vessel rescued 109 migrants off Libya’s coast on Sunday, following a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]