Migrant rescue ship docks in French port amid Italy rift
2 years, 4 months ago

Migrant rescue ship docks in French port amid Italy rift

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A maritime rescue ship docked in a southern French port Friday carrying 230 migrants whose fates sparked a diplomatic row between France and Italy, as well as fury from far-right rivals of the French government. The Ocean Viking disembarked its passengers at the Toulon port, where they were expected to undergo health and security checks at a military base, Var region prefect Evence Richard told reporters, The passengers from Eritrea, Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nations include 57 children, the youngest of whom is 3 years old, and more than 40 are unaccompanied minors, according to European rescue group SOS Mediterranee, which operates the ship. The ship became the cause of a rift between France and Italy after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni granted three other private maritime rescue ships permission to dock in Italy but refused the Ocean Viking, claiming that France would take it although the French government had not said that publicly. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the passengers would ultimately be divided among France and other European Union countries in line with a “solidarity” mechanism approved in June to reduce the pressure on front-line countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain.

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First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request
4 months, 3 weeks ago

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

The Independent  

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Border Force returns Channel migrants to France for first time
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Border Force returns Channel migrants to France for first time

The Independent  

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European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard
1 year ago

European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard

The Independent  

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Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
1 year ago

Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

New Indian Express  

MILAN: Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday. The U.N. International Organization for Migration says 227 people have died along the perilous central Mediterranean route this year …

Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
1 year ago

Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

Associated Press  

MILAN — Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday. The U.N. International Organization for Migration says 227 people have died along the perilous central Mediterranean route this …

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles; charity ship rescues hundreds of people
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles; charity ship rescues hundreds of people

Associated Press  

ROME — Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days, officials said. The Italian coast guard on Sunday recovered a man’s body from a shipwreck of a rubber dinghy a day earlier near Marettimo, Italian state TV quoted a Trapani-based …

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale
1 year, 7 months ago

Italy probes a migrant boat disaster that left 41 feared dead. Four survivors tell a harrowing tale

Associated Press  

ROME — An Italian prosecutor investigating last week’s capsizing that left 41 migrants feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday denounced Tunisia-based smugglers who launch boats so badly built that they quickly take on water, overturn or break apart. The boat the survivors set off in is the type hastily soldered together with pieces of iron by smugglers in …

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 1,400 migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats off southern Italy by coast guard

Associated Press  

ROME — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat, in four separate operations in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Italy, the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. There were 47 migrants, including two children in immediate need of medical care, aboard the sailboat in distress off the region of Calabria, in the “toe” of the …

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing

Associated Press  

ROME — With the return of calm seas, migrant smugglers launched dozens of boats from Tunisia during the weekend and some 1,200 people ended up on a tiny Italian island while several were reported missing at sea, the Italian Coast Guard said Monday. In one shipwreck some 20 nautical miles off Lampedusa island coast guard and border police vessels said …

Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
1 year, 10 months ago

Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s right-wing government pressed ahead with plans to crack down on migrants as they arrived by the hundreds on Monday at a Sicilian port after a coast guard rescue. Coalition ally Matteo Salvini, who leads the anti-migrant League party, wants the country to eliminate a status known as “special protection” for many of the tens of thousands of …

Italy's coast guard, navy, bring hundreds of migrants ashore
2 years ago

Italy's coast guard, navy, bring hundreds of migrants ashore

The Independent  

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Italian coastguards bring 1,300 migrants ashore in three separate rescue missions
2 years ago

Italian coastguards bring 1,300 migrants ashore in three separate rescue missions

The Telegraph  

More than 1,300 migrants were brought ashore in Italy on Saturday after three separate rescue operations in the Mediterranean, two weeks after at least 74 people died when their boat hit rocks near the coast. Growing numbers of migrant arrivals have piled pressure on Italy’s conservative government, which took office last October promising to reduce the flow only to see …

More than 500 refugees arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock
2 years, 3 months ago

More than 500 refugees arrive in Italy as rescue ships dock

Al Jazeera  

Italian interior ministry sources say the decision to allow the two ships to dock was based on the poor weather and risks faced by those on board. Italy, which has vowed a tough line on immigration, took in more than 500 refugees as two charity rescue ships were allowed to dock at ports in the south after several days at …

Italy allows 2nd aid group’s migrant rescue boat to dock
2 years, 3 months ago

Italy allows 2nd aid group’s migrant rescue boat to dock

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy on Friday gave permission for a second humanitarian group’s ship to disembark its passengers at an Italian port, seemingly softening its hard line against European-flagged vessels that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Italian authorities told the crew of the Geo Berents, chartered by the French group Doctors Without Borders, to head toward Salerno, near Naples, with …

EU weighs plans to impose rules on NGO migrant rescue ships
2 years, 3 months ago

EU weighs plans to impose rules on NGO migrant rescue ships

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union interior ministers on Friday weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving on their shores without authorization, including a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea. The plan calls for the EU to throw its weight behind “discussions in the International Maritime Organization on the …

Italy, France call for ‘full cooperation’ after migrant spat
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy, France call for ‘full cooperation’ after migrant spat

Associated Press  

ROME — The presidents of Italy and France sought to tamp down tensions over migration Monday by asserting the need for “full cooperation” on a host of issues and the importance of strong bilateral relations after days of diplomatic barbs over the fate of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. They “affirmed the great importance of relations between France and Italy and …

Migrant rescue ship docks in French port amid Italy rift
2 years, 4 months ago

Migrant rescue ship docks in French port amid Italy rift

Associated Press  

NICE, France — A maritime rescue ship docked Friday in a southern French port carrying 230 migrants whose fates have sparked a diplomatic row between France and Italy — a dispute that’s threatening EU efforts to share around asylum-seekers. As apparent retaliation for Italy’s behavior, Darmanin announced France’s withdrawal from a “solidarity” mechanism approved in June to reduce the pressure …

France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy
2 years, 4 months ago

France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy

NPR  

France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy Enlarge this image toggle caption Vincenzo Circosta/AFP/Getty Images Vincenzo Circosta/AFP/Getty Images PARIS — As a ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued at sea docked in a French port on Friday, a diplomatic crisis between France and Italy worsened, signaling further chaos in the European Union's already erratic handling …

French-Italian fight puts a deal helping migrants in peril
2 years, 4 months ago

French-Italian fight puts a deal helping migrants in peril

Associated Press  

NICE, France — A deal for Europe to jointly help asylum-seekers was breaking apart Thursday in a French-Italian feud over a ship floating in the Mediterranean with its passengers and crew desperate for land. “France will take measures in coming hours to tighten border security with Italy,” and adjust bilateral relations accordingly, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. “France deeply …

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

Associated Press  

ROME — A European humanitarian group said Wednesday its migrant rescue ship was heading to the French island of Corsica in hopes France will offer its 234 passengers a safe port, as a diplomatic standoff intensified after Italy relented and allowed migrants from three other rescue ships to disembark on Italian soil. The European Commission added to the pressure to …

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

The Independent  

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EXPLAINER: What’s behind Italy’s migrant sea rescue standoff
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind Italy’s migrant sea rescue standoff

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italy’s new far-right-led government has blocked humanitarian rescue ships from accessing its ports, resulting in a standoff with charities that patrol the deadly central Mediterranean, rescuing people in trouble at sea. Two charity rescue boats that entered Italian waters this weekend were directed to the Sicilian port of Catania, where Italian authorities allowed the disembarkation only of migrants …

Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases

LA Times  

Migrants wait aboard the Norway-flagged Geo Barents rescue ship before Italian authorities allowed them to disembark in the Sicilian port of Catania on Tuesday. The far-right-led Italian government’s weeks-long standoff with aid groups running rescue ships partially eased Tuesday, as officials allowed all remaining migrants on two rescue ships to access port. Doctors Without Borders, which operates the Geo Barents, …

Italy allows 89 people to disembark rescue ship after days at sea
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy allows 89 people to disembark rescue ship after days at sea

Al Jazeera  

Migrants and refugees from one of four charity rescue boats that Italy had denied a safe port to, were allowed to disembark on Tuesday after a week at sea, according to the German group that operates the ship. “We are relieved that the rescued people are finally safe on land,” the German charity Mission Lifeline, which runs the Rise Above, …

New Italian government closes ports to NGO ships
2 years, 4 months ago

New Italian government closes ports to NGO ships

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italy’s new far-right led government adopted a measure Friday formalizing the closure of its ports to rescue ships run by humanitarian groups as four vessels with more than 1,000 migrants continued to press for a safe port. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told reporters Italy would allow a German migrant rescue ship to arrive in Sicily to land minors …

Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants
2 years, 7 months ago

Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants

The Independent  

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Italy opens Sicilian port to nearly 300 rescued migrants
2 years, 9 months ago

Italy opens Sicilian port to nearly 300 rescued migrants

Associated Press  

ROME — The Ocean Viking rescue ship brought 294 migrants rescued over the last 10 days in the central Mediterranean to a port in Sicily on Monday, as the number of migrant arrivals surges by one-third over last year’s levels. The SOS Mediterranee charity criticized Italy for the long wait for a port, noting that many of those rescued were …

Charity says it has rescued 800 migrants in Mediterranean
3 years, 4 months ago

Charity says it has rescued 800 migrants in Mediterranean

The Independent  

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More than 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy
3 years, 10 months ago

More than 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy

LA Times  

Migrants look at the sea Thursday from aboard the Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean Sea. SOS Mediterranee said Saturday the Ocean Viking was sailing toward a Sicilian port with 236 migrants who were rescued days earlier in the Mediterranean from human traffickers’ boats. Two Italian ports faced an influx of hundreds of migrants Saturday, as a charity ship sailed toward …

More than 800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean head to Italy
3 years, 10 months ago

More than 800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean head to Italy

Al Jazeera  

Charity ship sails to Sicily with 236 people while coastguard and border police brought 532 others to Lampedusa. A charity ship has sailed towards Italy’s Sicilian port with 236 people rescued in the Mediterranean from traffickers’ boats, while Italian coastguard and border police brought 532 others to a tiny island. The maritime rescue group SOS Mediterranee said on Saturday a …

Ocean Viking ship rescues hundreds of migrants off Libya coast
4 years, 1 month ago

Ocean Viking ship rescues hundreds of migrants off Libya coast

Al Jazeera  

A total of 374 migrants have been rescued in two days, said SOS Mediterranee, which operates Ocean Viking aid vessel. More than 370 migrants and refugees have been rescued off the coast of Libya by the Ocean Viking humanitarian vessel in two days, a French NGO running the boat said on Saturday. On Friday morning, the Ocean Viking picked up …

After France refused rescue ship to dock, refugees reach Sardinia
4 years, 5 months ago

After France refused rescue ship to dock, refugees reach Sardinia

Al Jazeera  

A ship with 125 rescued refugees and migrants on board reached the Italian island of Sardinia on Thursday, the aid organisation Sea-Eye said, adding the fate of its survivors remains unclear. On Wednesday night, Italian authorities made contact to discuss the “further coordination” and to provide weather protection for the ship, five days since Sea-Eye asked for assistance, it said …

Italy: 70 migrants on ship awaiting OK to land jump into sea
4 years, 5 months ago

Italy: 70 migrants on ship awaiting OK to land jump into sea

The Independent  

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Migrants stuck for three weeks on cargo ship off Malta: Charity
4 years, 6 months ago

Migrants stuck for three weeks on cargo ship off Malta: Charity

Al Jazeera  

At least 27 migrants or refugees who were rescued at sea have been stuck on a cargo ship near Malta for more than three weeks, German charity Sea-Watch has said. The Danish-flagged Maersk Etienne tanker picked up the migrants on August 5 after being alerted by Sea-Watch, the charity said as it laid out a timeline of events. pic.twitter.com/W4UA4CAsHJ — …

Italy says it may take migrants rescued in the Mediterranean
4 years, 8 months ago

Italy says it may take migrants rescued in the Mediterranean

Al Jazeera  

Fights and suicide bids on board Ocean Viking carrying 180 migrants had prompted declaration of a state of emergency. Italy is carrying out tests on 180 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean with a view to transferring them to a quarantine vessel in Sicily, an interior ministry source said on Saturday. “The situation is carefully monitored in view of the transhipment …

Ocean Viking, rescue ship in Mediterranean Sea, declares emergency after six migrants attempt suicide
4 years, 8 months ago

Ocean Viking, rescue ship in Mediterranean Sea, declares emergency after six migrants attempt suicide

Firstpost  

The ship, which is in limbo in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, has been waiting for over a week for permission from Italy or Malta to offload the migrants at one of their ports. Rome: A sea rescue charity said on Friday that its ship, carrying rescued migrants, declared an onboard state of emergency …

Italy closes ports to rescue ships, targeting migrants
4 years, 11 months ago

Italy closes ports to rescue ships, targeting migrants

CNN  

Rome CNN — Non-national migrant rescue ships will no longer be able to dock in Italy, after the country declared its ports were not safe due to the coronavirus pandemic. The statement said Italy should “show the same solidarity towards vulnerable people who risk their lives at sea because they have no alternative” at a time when the country is …

Ocean Viking saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea
5 years, 2 months ago

Ocean Viking saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

India TV News  

humanitarian ship "Ocean Viking" reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were crammed into a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, adding to another 112 rescued from a deflating rubber vessel a day earlier. On Friday, the boat rescued the 112 people who were travelling in a deflating rubber boat 34 nautical miles off the coast of …

Italy ‘puts an end’ to Salvini era as 82 rescued migrants allowed to dock
5 years, 6 months ago

Italy ‘puts an end’ to Salvini era as 82 rescued migrants allowed to dock

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rescue ship carrying 82 …

Migrant ship with 150 on board arrives near Italian island after judge overrules Salvini’s ban
5 years, 7 months ago

Migrant ship with 150 on board arrives near Italian island after judge overrules Salvini’s ban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A migrant rescue ship with …

After Italy and Malta refuse entry to migrants rescued off Libya, Spain opens territorial waters for their ship carrying hundreds
6 years, 2 months ago

After Italy and Malta refuse entry to migrants rescued off Libya, Spain opens territorial waters for their ship carrying hundreds

Firstpost  

Spain on Saturday authorised a ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them. Rome: Spain on Saturday authorised a ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued off Libya to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them. The Spanish coastguard “due to the refusal …

French vessel Aquarius seeks help from Europe to find port for 141 rescued from Mediterranean; Italy, Malta refuse request
6 years, 7 months ago

French vessel Aquarius seeks help from Europe to find port for 141 rescued from Mediterranean; Italy, Malta refuse request

Firstpost  

The Aquarius, which was left stranded with 630 migrants aboard in June after being turned away by Rome and Valletta, resumed rescue operations off the Libyan coast Marseille: The operators of the migrant ship Aquarius on Monday called on Europe to find a safe haven for 141 people rescued in the Mediterranean, saying Italy and Malta had again refused to …

Italy intensifies campaign against migrants by refusing access to merchant vessel involved in rescue
6 years, 8 months ago

Italy intensifies campaign against migrants by refusing access to merchant vessel involved in rescue

The Telegraph  

Italy’s populist government intensified its hardline stance against migrants by refusing, for the first time, to allow an Italian merchant ship to deliver a group of rescued asylum seekers to an Italian port. But instead of being allowed to bring the asylum seekers directly to Italian soil, as would have happened in the past, Rome insisted that they be transferred …

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta
6 years, 8 months ago

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta

NPR  

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta Enlarge this image toggle caption Olmo Calvo/AP Olmo Calvo/AP A rescue boat transporting 60 migrants who were rescued in the waters off Libya is on its way to Barcelona Sunday after Italy and Malta both denied port to the vessel Saturday. The boat, known as the …

French president Emmanuel Macron calls for sanctions on EU-beneficiary countries that fail to address migrant issues
6 years, 8 months ago

French president Emmanuel Macron calls for sanctions on EU-beneficiary countries that fail to address migrant issues

Firstpost  

French president Emmanuel Macron said that the EU countries that fail to address the migrants issue will have to face financial penalty Rome: EU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron has said, prompting a furious response from Rome on the eve of an emergency mini-summit in Brussels about the escalating crisis dividing …

Sea convoy with migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea reaches Spain as migration debate hots up in Europe
6 years, 8 months ago

Sea convoy with migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea reaches Spain as migration debate hots up in Europe

Firstpost  

An aid group’s ship and two Italian military vessels docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for hundreds of people who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea only to become pawns in a European political fight over migration Valencia, Spain: An aid group’s ship and two Italian military vessels docked Sunday at the Spanish port …

Boat carrying 630 rescued migrants that was refused entry by Italy docks in Spain
6 years, 8 months ago

Boat carrying 630 rescued migrants that was refused entry by Italy docks in Spain

Hindustan Times  

The first Italian government ship accompanying the migrant aid boat Aquarius has docked at the Spanish port of Valencia. The Aquarius and the two Italian boats are carrying the 630 migrants rescued by the Aquarius while attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea last week. The Aquarius, a boat operated by the aid groups SOS Mediterranee Sea and Doctors …

Italy's Far-Right Government Leaves Hundreds Of Migrants Stranded At Sea
6 years, 9 months ago

Italy's Far-Right Government Leaves Hundreds Of Migrants Stranded At Sea

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Italy’s new hard-line interior minister prevented a rescue ship carrying 629 migrants from docking on Italian shores, leaving them stranded at sea for a day before Spain accepted them. The Aquarius, a rescue vessel operated by aid organizations Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranée, was forced to wait in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Malta after …

650 migrants saved by Italian, Irish, German ships
8 years, 9 months ago

650 migrants saved by Italian, Irish, German ships

The Hindu  

A flotilla of ships saved 668 migrants on Saturday from smugglers’ boats in distress in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, Italian authorities said bringing the week’s total of migrants rescued from the sea to a staggering 13,000 people. The rescues by the Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels and humanitarian groups, …

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