Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby found dead in migrant boat heading for Italy

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. SOS Humanity workers aboard its “Humanity 1” vessel found many of the migrants exhausted and suffering from seasickness and fuel burns as they were rescued before dawn on Tuesday, the group said in a statement. Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Greece, along with Spain and Italy, is a key entry point for people from the Middle East or Africa who are seeking a better life in the European Union. Greece’s coast guard said 34 men and three boys were rescued last Thursday by a passing merchant vessel some 83 nautical miles south of Crete after issuing a distress signal.

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
1 day, 22 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
3 days, 10 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
3 days, 19 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
4 days, 5 hours ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
4 days, 19 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
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1 week, 2 days ago

Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS -At least five migrants drowned after their wooden boat capsized off Greece's southern island of Gavdos, the coastguard said on Saturday, and witnesses said many were still missing as search operations continued. Five die after migrant boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing So far 39 men - most of them from Pakistan - have been rescued by …

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast
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1 week, 2 days ago

5 migrants die, 40 go missing as boat capsizes off Greece coast

Firstpost  

A huge rescue operation involving vessels and aircraft was under way in the sea south of the island of Gavdos, south of Crete, after the boat capsized shortly after midnight, the coastguard said Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat …

Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
1 week, 4 days ago

Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck

Associated Press  

MILAN — An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa, believed to be the only survivor of a shipwrecked migrant boat that had departed from the port of Sfax in Tunisia, a humanitarian group said Thursday. The girl was saved by a German-flagged sailboat named Trotamar III, which brought …

Girl, 11, rescued after shipwreck stranded her alone at sea for three days
1 week, 5 days ago

Girl, 11, rescued after shipwreck stranded her alone at sea for three days

The Independent  

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UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Turkey, following two fatal shipwrecks this week. The UNHCR representative in Greece, Maria Clara Martin, said the migrant deaths “highlight the urgent need for long-term responses and safer and credible alternatives” for …

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults
4 weeks ago

A migrant boat sinks near the Greek island of Samos, killing 6 children and 2 adults

Associated Press  

SAMOS, Greece — Eight people, including six children, died when a small boat carrying an unspecified number of migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos, officials said Monday. In a separate incident on a different island, an elderly man died as a group of 27 migrants made landfall in a small boat, the coast guard said. …

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
4 weeks ago

At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Al Jazeera  

Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued. Greece’s coast guard has found the bodies of eight migrants, including six children, who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said, in the second migrant shipwreck in the Aegean Sea this month. Greek police found a further 36 people …

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies of migrants found off Greek island after smuggler ‘pushed them overboard’

The Independent  

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4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said Wednesday. Survivors told authorities …

Four die in Greece after smuggler allegedly forces passengers off boat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four die in Greece after smuggler allegedly forces passengers off boat

Al Jazeera  

Twenty-five other people found alive on island of Rhodes after swimming to shore, according to the Greek coastguard. Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes while another 25 people have been found alive on land, the Greek coastguard says. Wednesday’s fatal incident comes …

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
2 months ago

2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece

The Independent  

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Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island
2 months ago

Two Missing from Migrant Boat Sinking off Greece's Southernmost Island

Associated Press  

Two people are missing after a boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of Greece. One body has been recovered, while 97 survivors were rescued by a Turkish-flagged cargo ship. Greek authorities have arrested two survivors, men aged 26 and 24, as suspected smugglers. The Coast Guard is continuing the search and rescue operation off southern Greece.

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks

Hindustan Times  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. 12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks The bodies were recovered after a boat carrying more than 50 people, mostly Tunisians, sank …

About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

About 20 migrants are reported missing after their boat capsized off Italy

Associated Press  

ROME — About 20 migrants are believed to be missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean this week, the U.N. refugee agency and the Italian coast guard said Wednesday. The coast guard said local officials had spotted the sinking boat around 10 miles southwest of the island. Survivors said 28 people had left Libya on Sept. 1, the coast …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized after …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized …

Baby among at least 10 people who drowned after migrant boat overturned on Serbia-Bosnia border
4 months ago

Baby among at least 10 people who drowned after migrant boat overturned on Serbia-Bosnia border

Associated Press  

BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A boat carrying migrants from the Middle East overturned while crossing the Drina River from Serbia to Bosnia, drowning at least 10 people, officials in the two Balkan countries said Thursday. Dacic initially said 18 migrants, including three children, managed to cross into Bosnia, out of 25 people who were in the boat when it overturned. “The …

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats
4 months ago

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials said Wednesday, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement said the vessel was located in distress Tuesday off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos that’s close to the Turkish …

British mother’s baby rescued from waters after superyacht capsizes off Italian coast
4 months ago

British mother’s baby rescued from waters after superyacht capsizes off Italian coast

The Independent  

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Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — A cruise ship rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailboat in distress far off the southwestern coast of Greece and was transporting them to the nearest major port, Greek authorities said Tuesday. A passing Maltese-flagged cargo ship found the boat 112 nautical miles southwest of the town of Pylos in the early hours of Tuesday, the …

Italian coast guard recovers 14 more bodies of shipwreck victims off Calabria, dozens still missing
6 months ago

Italian coast guard recovers 14 more bodies of shipwreck victims off Calabria, dozens still missing

Associated Press  

ROME — The Italian coast guard has recovered 14 more bodies from last week’s shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline, bringing to 34 the number of known victims from the sinking. Three coast guard ships were active in the air-and-sea search, some 190 kilometers from shore. Survivors reported that the motorboat had caught fire, causing it …

Italian coast guard recovers 12 more bodies of shipwreck victims in the Ionian Sea
6 months ago

Italian coast guard recovers 12 more bodies of shipwreck victims in the Ionian Sea

The Independent  

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Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after their ship capsized
6 months ago

Italian coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after their ship capsized

The Independent  

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Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to the deaths of dozens of migrants over the past three years, with nine …

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants
6 months ago

Probe called over Greek coast guard's role in deaths of migrants

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-19 09:19 A migrant saved from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday is assisted in Roccella Ionica, southern Italy. VALERIA FERRARO/AP The main opposition party in Greece has called for an inquiry after allegations made by the BBC that the actions of the country's coast guard service has led to …

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy
6 months ago

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

The Hindu  

Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast on Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German aid …

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
6 months ago

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Associated Press  

ROME — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German …

At least 21 Ethiopian migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti
7 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 21 Ethiopian migrants killed as boat capsizes off Djibouti

The Independent  

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2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain's Canary Islands
9 months, 1 week ago

2 dead and 38 rescued from a migrant boat near Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent  

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After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
10 months, 1 week ago

After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters

The Independent  

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‘Libya is hell’, 126 refugees rescued in the Mediterranean say
11 months ago

‘Libya is hell’, 126 refugees rescued in the Mediterranean say

Al Jazeera  

A boat in distress was intercepted by a rescue ship, saving 126 people, including 30 minors and one infant. Mediterranean Sea – In the pitch-black hours of early Thursday morning, the Humanity 1 rescue ship approached a sky-blue wooden boat in distress in the central Mediterranean Sea. “We also had very old people this time, some of them weren’t even …

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says
1 year ago

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says

Deccan Chronicle  

Cairo: A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people, including women and children dead, the U.N. migration agency said. Saturday's shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, where, according to officials, thousands have …

Over 60 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea near Libyan coast
1 year ago

Over 60 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean sea near Libyan coast

Firstpost  

One of the main places from which migrants attempt to enter Europe by crossing the Mediterranean is Libya. It is one of the world’s most perilous migration routes; IOM estimates, over 2,200 people have drowned while trying to cross this year alone It is estimated that over sixty migrants perished in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, according to …

More than 60 migrants feared drowned after shipwreck off Libyan coast
1 year ago

More than 60 migrants feared drowned after shipwreck off Libyan coast

ABC  

Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya's coast, the International Organization for Migration said on Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. Key points: The victims included women and children Most victims were from Nigeria, Gambia and other African countries 25 people were rescued and transferred to a Libyan detention centre …

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day
1 year, 3 months ago

Italy works to transfer thousands of migrants who reached a tiny island in a day

Associated Press  

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND, Italy — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week. Lampedusa’s mayor, Filippo Mannino, lashed out at the European Union for leaving Italy alone to handle large numbers of arriving …

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Migrants Killed in Boat Capsize off Greece

News 18  

Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said. Four migrants died, including an eight-year-old boy and three girls, aged 11 months, eight years and 14 years, Marinakis said. Public broadcaster ERT said 1,100 people had arrived in Greece in August against 789 in July and 608 …

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy
1 year, 3 months ago

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy

Associated Press  

ROME — A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, overwhelmed a tiny southern Italian island on Wednesday, taxing the coast guard’s capability to intercept the smugglers’ vessels and testing Premier Giorgia Meloni’s pledge to thwart irregular migration. With Lampedusa-based Italian coast guard and border patrol vessels unable to intercept all of the smugglers’ boats offshore, …

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy
1 year, 3 months ago

A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy

LA Times  

Migrants swim next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation last year off the Italian island of Lampedusa. A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, overwhelmed a tiny southern Italian island on Wednesday, taxing the coast guard’s capability to intercept the smugglers’ vessels and testing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s pledge to thwart irregular …

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds more migrants reach the Greek islands in boats and smaller vessels from Turkey

The Independent  

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About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

About 150 migrants rescued from two sailboats off western Greece and in the Aegean Sea

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents Wednesday far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the …

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles; charity ship rescues hundreds of people
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

41 migrants dead in shipwreck off coast of Italy, survivors say
1 year, 4 months ago

41 migrants dead in shipwreck off coast of Italy, survivors say

The Independent  

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