migrants


Tuesday, August 2, 2022
English Channel Migrants Are Still Crossing  In Record Numbers
News

English Channel Migrants Are Still Crossing  In Record Numbers

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed on Tuesday that 3,683 people tried to cross the English Channel in July. In just one day last

August 2, 2022
Total Views: 2553

Monday, May 16, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For More Survivors From Capsized Migrant Vessel Off Puerto Rico
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For More Survivors From Capsized Migrant Vessel Off Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for additional survivors from a capsized vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico on Sunday after four days

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 1794

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
British Navy Rejects Plan to Push Back Channel Migrant Boats
Defense

British Navy Rejects Plan to Push Back Channel Migrant Boats

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s navy has rejected a plan to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores when it takes

February 2, 2022
Total Views: 1884

Saturday, January 22, 2022
superyacht
Incidents

Stolen Yachts Used To Smuggle Migrants From Turkey To Italy

ATHENS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – European police have dismantled a criminal network that made hundreds of millions of euros smuggling migrants from Turkey to

January 22, 2022
Total Views: 4402

Thursday, September 9, 2021
Rescued Migrants aboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution rescue boat
Shipping News

UK Challenges Rescue At Sea Laws To Force Migrant Boats Out Of UK Waters

By Andrew MacAskill (Reuters) Britain has approved plans to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores, deepening a rift with France over how to

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 2407

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Rescued Migrants arrive in Dover
Lifesaving Incidents

Young Children Among Migrants Rescued From English Channel

DUNGENESS, England, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Two small children were among the dozens of migrants rescued from the English Channel on Tuesday after a summer

September 8, 2021
Total Views: 989

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
23 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean Sea
Lifesaving Incidents

23 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean Sea

(Reuters)–Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms located a wooden boat on Tuesday (August 31) in the Mediterranean Sea carrying 23 migrants, including 4

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 1056

Saturday, July 31, 2021
German NGO Ship Rescues 100 Migrants In The Mediterranean Sea
Incidents

German NGO Ship Rescues 100 Migrants In The Mediterranean Sea

By Darrin Zammit Lupi (Reuters) German NGO Sea-Watch said on Friday it had rescued nearly 100 migrants in the Mediterranean overnight, many of whom were

July 31, 2021
Total Views: 1786

Saturday, March 20, 2021
Italian Prosecutor Seeks Trial For Minister Who Denied Migrant Rescue Vessels Port Entry
Incidents

Italian Prosecutor Seeks Trial For Minister Who Denied Migrant Rescue Vessels Port Entry

by Angelo Amante (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor formally called on Saturday for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to be tried for kidnapping

March 20, 2021
Total Views: 1908

Sunday, August 23, 2020
Migrants UK Border Force
Ports

Fate Of English Channel Migrants Entwined In Brexit Talks

by Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) – The European Union has so far rebuffed British calls for talks on a deal to allow London to send unwanted migrants back

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 93

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Captain Carola Rackete To Sue Italian Minister Over Migrant Comments
Incidents

Captain Carola Rackete To Sue Italian Minister Over Migrant Comments

by Crispian Balmer (Reuters) Captain Carola Rackete, 31, was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after a judge dismissed accusations she had endangered the

July 6, 2019
Total Views: 61

Thursday, March 28, 2019
migrants hijack tanker
Piracy

Hijacking of Oil Tanker Is a Turning Point in the Migrant Crisis

By Caroline Alexander (Bloomberg) — Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called them “pirates.” But the women and children who

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 65

migrants hijack merchant ship
Piracy

Maltese Soldiers Seize Back Tanker Hijacked by Migrants

By Chris Scicluna and Darrin Zammit Lupi VALLETTA, March 28 (Reuters) – A small tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta’s

March 28, 2019
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Elhiblu 1 hijacked migrants
Piracy

Migrants Hijack Merchant Ship Off Libya

ROME, March 27 (Reuters) – Migrants have hijacked a merchant ship which rescued them off the coast of Libya and it is now heading towards Malta, Italian

March 27, 2019
Total Views: 69

Sunday, January 6, 2019
Pope Appeals for Safe Ports for Migrant NGO Ships
Shipping News

Pope Appeals for Safe Ports for Migrant NGO Ships

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants

January 6, 2019
Total Views: 46

Friday, June 15, 2018
Spain To Offer Maritime Migrants Free Healthcare
Defense

Spain To Offer Maritime Migrants Free Healthcare

By Rodrigo de Miguel (Reuters) – Spain’s new socialist government promised on Friday it would restore free healthcare for undocumented migrants, a

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 31

Sunday, October 30, 2016
Boat Refugees Australia
Shipping News

Asylum Seekers Arriving By Boat Face Lifetime Ban In Australia

by Gareth Hutchens (TheGuardian) The Turnbull government plans to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia. The

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 122

Monday, September 5, 2016
Port of Calais Migrant "Jungle"
News

French Truck Drivers Blockade Port Of Calais To Protest Migrant Crisis

  By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Cross-Channel operations between Dover and Calais were set to descend into chaos today as French truck

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 48

Friday, July 1, 2016
A Record Number of Migrants Have Died Trying to Cross Mediterranean in 2016: IOM
News

A Record Number of Migrants Have Died Trying to Cross Mediterranean in 2016: IOM

By Lin Taylor LONDON, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly 2,900 migrants have died trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea,

July 1, 2016
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
European Shipowners Welcome European Parliament Report on Migrants
News

European Shipowners Welcome European Parliament Report on Migrants

European shipowners have welcomed the own-initiative report by the European Parliament to be adopted this week on migration, outlining in detail how the

April 12, 2016
Total Views: 48