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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Migrants in Lampedusa. REUTERS/Yara Nardi//File Photo
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Italian Judge Throws Out Case Against Migrant NGOs After Seven Years

ROME (Reuters) – An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration

April 20, 2024
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Saturday, April 6, 2024
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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Greek Judge Refers Nine Egyptians To Trial Over Deadly Migrant Shipwreck

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – Nine Egyptian men who were on board a migrant boat that sank off Greece last year, killing hundreds of people, are

April 6, 2024
Total Views: 1116

Saturday, September 23, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping 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

September 23, 2023
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Migrants on board of NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat looks at boat Guardia Costiera heading to Lampedusa island
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

August 9, 2023
Total Views: 2520

Friday, July 14, 2023
Adriana migrant boat
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,

July 14, 2023
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Friday, June 30, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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

June 30, 2023
Total Views: 4763

Friday, June 16, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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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

June 16, 2023
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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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

June 15, 2023
Total Views: 3285

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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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

June 14, 2023
Total Views: 3587

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Italy To Hold Cabinet Meeting In Migrant Shipwreck Area
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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

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 1016

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Migrant Boat Rescues Surge as Calm Seas Return to Mediterranean
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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

June 23, 2016
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Shipping 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

April 20, 2016
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Monday, June 1, 2015
Lake Tanganyika Ferry
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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

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 75

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

May 23, 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015
Italian Judge Upholds Arrest of Accused Migrant Boat Captain
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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

April 24, 2015
Total Views: 28
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