Tag: mediterranean sea
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Russian cargo ship sinks after exploding in Mediterranean Sea — Foreign Ministry
An explosion in the engine room caused a Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major to sink in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The vessel, which was built in 2009, was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the…
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92 migrants rescued off Libyan coast after failed attempt to cross Mediterranean Sea to Europe
No fewer than 92 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, SOS Méditerranée charity said on Sunday (Apr. 2nd). The group included 9 women and around 40 unaccompanied minors. They were without life jackets in an overcrowded and almost completely deflated dinghy. Some of them…
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Dozens of migrants found dead on Mediterranean Sea
No fewer than 25 people are believed to have died or are missing, including a pregnant woman, when a group of migrant boats got stranded at sea and was rescued off the Spanish coast on Thursday. Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday, Spokesperson for the UN High Commission Refugees (UNHCR), Elizabeth Throssell, said that colleagues…
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New Year tragedy! 200 Nigerian migrants, others drown in Mediterranean Sea – IOM
It was a tragic start to New Year for migrants from Nigeria and other countries as hundreds of them crossing to Italy and Spain were feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea, the International Organisation for Migration has said. IOM’s Public Information Officer in Libya, Christine Petré, reported that the boats carrying the migrants departed from…
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Over 3,000 migrants rescued on Mediterranean Sea on Thursday – IOM
No fewer than 3,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has said. The UN migration agency also reported that more than a dozen rescue operations were underway in the area. IOM spokesperson Joel Millman said on Friday that 2,139 migrants were rescued on May…