Tag: migrant boats

  • Italy CG rescues 1,800 migrants

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    More migrants rescued, five bodies found. Italy coast guard rescues 1,800 sea migrants, five found dead REUTERS/ANTONIO PARRINELLO Italy’s coast guard said about 1,800 migrants were rescued from seven overcrowded […]

  • 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued

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    More migrant deaths in the Med. 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued in Mediterranean off Libya Twelve migrants died on Thursday when their overcrowded rubber dinghy sank off the coast of […]

  • IMO launches migrant intel portal

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    New platform to assist monitoring. New platform set to improve information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea A new inter-agency platform for information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea has […]

  • IS hiding among migrants: claim

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    Claims will alarm European nations. ISIS terrorists are arriving in Europe hidden among migrants crossing the Mediterranean on boats, warns EU’s top prosecutor By JENNIFER NEWTON FOR MAILONLINE The European Union’s […]

  • Libya: No EU warships unless we control them

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    Government wants to control operation. EU Military in Our Waters Only if We’re in Control – Libya PM by Mark Micallef Libyans would only accept an EU military operation to target […]

  • PMSC calls for Med HRA

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    Suggests some refugees may be threat to Europe. Call to class the Mediterranean as a High Risk Area SAM CHAMBERS Tallinn: An Estonian security firm has called for the Mediterranean […]

  • EU Med force awaits green light

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    May be restricted to surveillance. Politics Delays EU Anti-Human Trafficking Ops By Tom Kington ROME — Europe has announced an impressive array of ships, submarines and drones it plans to […]

  • Australia and Indonesia at odds at sea

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    Australia’s and Indonesia’s conflicting interests on law of the sea issues. Australia and Indonesia at odds at sea Author: Sam Bateman, RSIS Australia and Indonesia both have a keen interest […]

  • EU to launch migrant drone ops

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    GCHQ also involved in operations. EU to launch surveillance missions against Mediterranean people traffickers ‘within days’ First phase of intelligence gathering to be followed by active intervention to board and […]

  • People smuggling in Libya

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    Smugglers operate in the open. In lawless Libya, human smuggling right out in the open ‘I never had to hide it from anybody,’ says 27-year-old smuggler, in the business for […]

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