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China

Philippines accuses China of firing a laser at one of its ships

The Philippines has accused a Chinese coastguard ship of hitting one of its ships with a military-grade laser and moving dangerously close to it.

13/02/2023

Greece

Greek coastguard rescues hundreds of migrants on boat near Crete

The boat carrying around 400 migrants was successfully towed to port on Tuesday.

22/11/2022

Greece

One migrant dies, 10 others rescued by Greek coastguard near Kos

According to survivors, there were no other people on board the boat.

17/11/2022

Greece

At least 23 dead, dozens missing after migrant boats sink near Greece

More than 40 people have been reported missing after two boats sank in the Aegean Sea in separate incidents.

02/11/2022

Travel News

Drowning is 'not like the films': Here's how to protect yourself

Drowning victims mostly slip below the surface without a sound, a veteran lifeboat volunteer has warned. Follow these safety tips to stay safe.

03/10/2022

Italy

Watch: Yacht sinks off Italy coast after crew and passengers rescued

Bad weather meant the vessel could not be towed into port at Crotone and it disappeared under the waves.

23/08/2022

Europe News

Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off coast of Greek island

Greek authorities say a major search and rescue operation has been launched east of the island of Karpathos.

10/08/2022

Spain

'Verging on impossible': Sailor survives 16 hours in a capsized boat

A 62-year-old French man has survived for 16 hours in his capsized boat in the Atlantic Ocean, a feat the Spanish coastguard said was "verging on impossible".

04/08/2022

Greece

Greek coastguard intercepts hundreds of migrants arriving from Turkey

Athens says it had blocked the largest single migrant crossing attempt this year.

23/05/2022

Italy

Five sailors drown after tugboat sinks off Italian coast of Bari

The vessel had been heading for Albania when it sank, according to the Italian coast guard.

19/05/2022

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US Coast Guard intercepts vessel carrying migrants from Haiti

The US Coast Guard (USCG) said on May, 3, that it had intercepted a boat carrying 78 migrants from Haiti some 33 miles off the coast of Tortuga, Haiti.

04/05/2022

Germany

German military to stop training Libyan coastguard over migrant abuses

Individual units of the Libyan coastguard have long been accused of mistreating migrants and NGOs.

30/03/2022

Greece

Bodies of seven suspected migrants found on shores of Lesbos

Greek authorities said they were not aware of any boat in distress near the island.

01/03/2022

Greece

Search resumes in Greece for three still missing after Euroferry fire

The Italian-flagged ship caught fire ten days ago off the coast of Corfu, killing at least eight people.

28/02/2022

Greece

Turkey accuses Greece of using excess force against fishing boats

Greece said they fired warnings shots at Turkish ships that had refused to leave Greek waters in the Aegean Sea.

23/02/2022

Italy

Italian coastguard rescues 573 migrants on two boats near Sardinia

The body of a migrant, ho had reportedly died days earlier, was also found on one of the ships.

23/02/2022

Greece

Man rescued alive but another found dead after ferry fire near Corfu

A 21-year-old from Belarus was pulled alive and well from the ferry, but rescuers later found another man dead, while another ten were still missing on Sunday.

20/02/2022

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

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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

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