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Greek Judge Refers Nine Egyptians To Trial Over Deadly Migrant Shipwreck
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, April 5 (Reuters) – Nine Egyptian men who were on board a migrant boat that sank off Greece last year, killing hundreds of
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Maritime News
Impeding Migrant Rescues At Sea Is ‘Gesture Of Hate’
By Philip Pullella MARSEILLE, France, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Friday that migrants who risk drowning at sea “must be
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Accidents
Forty-One Feared Dead in Migrant Shipwreck in Central Mediterranean
ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Forty one migrants are thought to have died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, Italian
Friday, July 14, 2023
Lifesaving Incidents
A Closer Look At the Migrant Boat Disaster Off Greece
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) On June 13, a grim and preventable disaster unfolded in the Mediterranean Sea. A fishing trawler known as the Adriana,
Friday, June 30, 2023
Accidents
Survivors of Greece Boat Disaster Say Coast Guard Rope Toppled Boat
MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece, June 30 (Reuters) – Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given
Friday, June 16, 2023
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U.N. Human Rights Chief Urges Clamp-Down on People Smugglers After Shipwreck
GENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Shipping
Questions Mount After Migrant Boat Tragedy Off Greece
By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece, June 15 (Reuters) – As Greece confronts its worst sea disaster in years, questions are
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Hundreds Feared Drowned in Deadliest Migrant Shipwreck Off Greece This Year
By Karolina Tagaris and Stamos Prousalis KALAMATA, Greece, June 14 (Reuters) – At least 79 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and hundreds
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Shipping
Italy To Hold Cabinet Meeting In Migrant Shipwreck Area
MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) – Italy’s government will hold a cabinet meeting near the southern seaside town where dozens of bodies washed ashore
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Maritime News
Migrant Boat Rescues Surge as Calm Seas Return to Mediterranean
By Darrin Zamit Lupi ABOARD THE TOPAZ RESPONDER, June 23 (Reuters) – Ships manned by humanitarian organisations, the Italian navy and coast guard helped
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Maritime News
Up to 500 Feared Drowned in Mediterranean Shipwreck Disaster, U.N. Agency Says
The United Nations is investigating the sinking of an overcrowded boat in the Mediterranean in what could be one of the worst tragedies involving refugees and
Monday, June 1, 2015
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Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to safety
A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid workers and a woman fleeing home for the fourth
Saturday, May 23, 2015
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Five Tunisian Migrants Die In Wreck
By Jonathan Saul [contextly_sidebar id=”yJq4yctHPJVrEXwzB4yvXnoYmzyRrPA9″]London, May 22 (Reuters) by Tarek Amara (Reuters) At least five Tunisian
Friday, April 24, 2015
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Italian Judge Upholds Arrest of Accused Migrant Boat Captain
An Italian judge on Friday ordered that the presumed captain of a migrant boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives should remain in custody after
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