Tag: migrants

  • EU mulls naval blockade of Libya

    Move could stop illegal oil exports and refugees. EU mulls naval blockade of Libya to controls arms, oil & refugee flows The EU is discussing the possibility of setting up […]

  • Crisis in the Mediterranean

    Humanitarian crisis on the water. Crisis in the Mediterranean: EU Governments Must Act Before Thousands More Lives Lost, Shipowners to Tell UN Summit Press Release The humanitarian crisis in the […]

  • IMO must pressure states on migrant boats

    More must be done to prevent deaths at sea. EC: IMO must pressure states on migrant boats Girija Shettar The European Commission (EC) has vowed to call on the IMO […]

  • Italian CG arms itself

    All guards to carry weapons.  Italian Coast Guard arms itself to defend against ISIS by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D Italy’s coastguard announced Friday that it would allow its 11,000 members to carry […]

  • Ireland: Navy gifts ship to Malta

    Ship to help with migrant crisis. Ireland: Navy gifts ship to Malta The Government is to gift one of its Naval Service ships to the Maltese to help them cope […]

  • 38 illegal migrants feared dead

    Suspected traffickers also rescued.  38 illegal migrants feared dead as trawler capsizes Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong At least 38 people are feared dead after an overcrowded fishing trawler, carrying Malaysia-bound illegal […]

  • Sinking kills 300 migrants

    More refugees dead at sea. Mediterranean sinking kills 300 migrants bound for Europe At least 300 migrants are feared dead after the boats carrying them from the North African coast […]

  • Saving Lives is Our Only Concern

    Over 165,000 migrants reached Italian shores in 2014. Interview with Admiral Pettorino, Italian Coast Guard: “Saving Lives is Our Only Concern” By Flavio Di Giacomo For the men working in […]

  • Libya migrant boat sinks

    Tragedy strikes migrant boat.  Libya migrant boat sinks: Scores feared drowned Many migrants have drowned while trying to reach Europe after their boat sank off Libya, the Libyan navy says. […]

  • Coast guard intensifies Aegean crackdown

    The Hellenic Coast Guard is intensifying its crackdown on people-smuggling rackets Coast guard intensifies Aegean crackdown The Hellenic Coast Guard is intensifying its crackdown on people-smuggling rackets in the Aegean […]