Now playing Next Portugal Portuguese navy rescues 22 from burning cargo ship in Atlantic Ocean The 200-metre-long ship caught fire near the Azores Islands on Wednesday. 16/02/2022
Now playing Next Spain Search called off after Spanish trawler sinks off the coast of Canada Rescue efforts were hampered by windy, rough seas and reduced visibility. 15/02/2022
Now playing Next Spain One migrant dead, 16 missing after boat sinks near Canary Islands More than 20,000 migrants tried to reach the Spanish archipelago on boats last year. 03/02/2022
Now playing Next Netherlands Crew rescued after two ships collide off Dutch coast amid Storm Corrie The two ships had collided near the port of Ijmuiden on Monday. 31/01/2022
Now playing Next Spain Spain rescues 319 migrants off Canary Islands, 18 more feared dead Most of those rescued are believed to be from both northern and central Africa. 26/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Hundreds of people brought to Lampedusa, 7 dead Seven migrants died after their boat carrying over 250 people encountered rough weather off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, the country's coast guard said Tuesday 25/01/2022
Now playing Next Italy Seven migrants die and 280 more rescued off coast of Lampedusa The migrants were found trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on an overcrowded boat in freezing conditions. 25/01/2022
Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Italy rescues 305 migrants on overcrowded boat near Lampedusa Italy has seen an increase in migrant arrivals across the Mediterranean Sea in recent months. 21/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Banksy-funded boat brings migrants to safety in Lampedusa Thirty-one migrants sailing on an overcrowded wooden boat were rescued off the coast of Tunisia by the Banksy-funded Louise Michel vessel and taken to the small Italian island of Lampedusa. 06/01/2022
Now playing Next Libya At least 28 migrants' bodies found lined up on Libya's western coast Libya's Interior Ministry believes the bodies recovered belonged to a group of 60 people supposedly missing at sea. 27/12/2021
Now playing Next Italy Rescue ship with 114 migrants on board still stranded after a week The Ocean Viking, part of the NGO SOS Méditerranée, has been looking for a safe port to land 114 migrants it rescued off the coast of Libya a week ago. 23/12/2021
Now playing Next Italy Nine-day standoff ends as migrant ship allowed to dock in Sicily "The relief on the Ocean Viking is indescribable." 12/11/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece: Ship with 400 migrants onboard rescued after engine problem The Greek Coast guard said it was "one of the biggest search and rescue operations carried out in the eastern Mediterranean." 29/10/2021
Now playing Next Spain Child dies after migrant boat rescue off the Canary Islands Nearly 900 people have died or gone missing this year by trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to Europe. 25/10/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italy ship captain convicted after sending migrants to Libya in 2018 The verdict is the first of its kind in Italy and has been welcomed by the human rights group, Amnesty International. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next France France rescues more than 340 UK-bound migrants in English Channel Illegal crossings between France and the UK have increased dramatically since 2018. 11/10/2021
Now playing Next Spain Spanish rescuers pull 208 migrants from boats in sea and ocean The rescue operation adds to Spain's rise in arrivals of people who risked a perilous seaborne journey to reach Europe. 04/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Humanitarian ships rescue over 700 migrants from Mediterranean The ships are awaiting permission to dock at a safe southern European port to disembark their passengers. 02/08/2021
Now playing Next world news Sea Watch 4: Rescue ship carrying 455 migrants docks in Sicily A rescue vessel with hundreds of migrants aboard has disembarked at the Italian port of Trapani. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next world news 17 people found dead on migrant boat off Spain's Canary Islands Spanish rescuers found seventeen people dead and managed to save three on a migrant boat off the island of El Hierro. 26/04/2021