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2 months, 1 week ago

Inside doomed Bayesian: Haunting new video shows divers examining interior of vessel on seabed two months after sinking disaster left seven dead

A haunting new video has emerged showing divers examining the interior of the doomed Bayesian superyacht two months after it sank in Italy. New footage broadcasted by Italian investigative TV programme Quarta Repubblica shows divers exploring the shipwreck of the Bayesian superyacht that sank on August 19 The investigators approached the wreckage site of the £30million superyacht, which is currently …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Pearl oysters to be grown in European seas for the first time as species invade warmer waters

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

How could a tornado impact a Sicily superyacht?

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A freak storm off the coast of Sicily resulted in a “tornado” that the island’s …

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4 months ago

Manufacturer of superyacht that sank in Sicily with 22 aboard says human error to blame

ABC

The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the wreckage of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, as the boat's maker blamed the shipwreck on "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew. Others reported missing from the yacht include the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, Mr Bloomer's wife Judy, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo …

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4 months ago

British tycoon Mike Lynch and daughter among missing at sea with one dead after yacht sinks in 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 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 British tech tycoon Mike Lynch …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that

Associated Press

AGRIGENTO, Italy — Lakes are dry and fields are scorched by heat in Sicily, but water is still gushing copiously for tourists. Antonino Contino, left, and his wife Antonella Croce fill jerry cans with water for daily use at Agrigento’s only public fountain, after they faced difficulties having water delivered by the tankers they were relying on, Southern Sicily, Italy, …

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7 months ago

Italy's right-wing ministers crack down on NGOs helping migrants entering by sea

NPR

Italy's right-wing ministers crack down on NGOs helping migrants entering by sea SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Italy's civil aviation agency says it's preventing aircraft that belong to migrant rescue organizations from operating out of several Mediterranean islands, including Sicily. Tens of thousands of migrants sail from North Africa every year, and as Willem Marx reports, these aircraft restrictions are just the …

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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, …

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2 years 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 …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Don't Send Migrants Back to Libya and 'inhumane' Camps, Urges Pope Francis

News 18

Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer inhumane violence.” Francis also waded into a highly contentious political debate in Europe, calling on the international community to find concrete ways to manage the migratory flows in the Mediterranean. I never forget …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Salvini on trial in Italy over 2019 migrant ship

Associated Press

PALERMO, Italy — Italy’s right-wing former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, went on trial Saturday charged with kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people onboard at sea for days. It is the first trial to go ahead against Salvini for his actions preventing migrant landings while he served as …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Trial opens against Italy's Salvini for blocked migrant ship

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

The enigma of Europe's submerged behemoth

BBC

The enigma of Europe's submerged behemoth Getty Images Some of Italy's most famous offshore volcanoes make up the Aeolian islands, including Stromboli. Getty Images Beneath the waves near the Aeolian islands, volcanic fissures bubble gases that force their way up through the Earth's crust Worse still, there would be next-to-no warning that the disaster was imminent – a fact that …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily

The Independent

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A rescue ship with 422 migrants aboard, a small number of whom …

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Inside doomed Bayesian: Haunting new video shows divers examining interior of vessel on seabed two months after sinking disaster left seven dead

Pearl oysters to be grown in European seas for the first time as species invade warmer waters

How could a tornado impact a Sicily superyacht?

Manufacturer of superyacht that sank in Sicily with 22 aboard says human error to blame

British tycoon Mike Lynch and daughter among missing at sea with one dead after yacht sinks in Italy

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that

Italy's right-wing ministers crack down on NGOs helping migrants entering by sea

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

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

Don't Send Migrants Back to Libya and 'inhumane' Camps, Urges Pope Francis

Salvini on trial in Italy over 2019 migrant ship

Trial opens against Italy's Salvini for blocked migrant ship

The enigma of Europe's submerged behemoth

Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily