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New video footage: overcrowded migrant boat capsizing

New video footage shows an overcrowded fishing boat capsizing off the Libyan coast sending migrants tumbling into the sea.

27/05/2016

Libya

Dozens of migrants feared drowned in latest Mediterranean tragedy

Up to 30 people are feared drowned in the second migrant tragedy in as many days in the Mediterranean.

26/05/2016

Israel

Divers uncover shipwreck treasure trove in Israel

Archaeologists have uncovered a haul of treasures while diving in Israel. Statues and thousands of coins are among the haul, located in an ancient

16/05/2016

Italy

Costa Concordia captain appeal begins

Francesco Schettino wants his conviction overturned

28/04/2016

Italy

More evidence points to 500 deaths off Libyan coast

More light has been thrown on a still-unconfirmed migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, but survivors picked up by a merchant ship just landed in

20/04/2016

Italy

Italian coastguards make big rescue at sea, but many feared dead in sinking

Italian coastguards intervened overnight in the Mediterranean to save the lives of 108 migrants trapped on a semi-submerged rubber boat who were

18/04/2016

World News

At least five dead after migrant boat capsizes off coast of Greek island

Four women and a child have died after their boat capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Samos. Coastguards rescued five people and are

09/04/2016

World News

Kon-Tiki crew rescued off coast of Chile

The Chilean Navy has rescued 14 crew members from two rafts that were swept up in strong currents off the country's coast.

18/03/2016

Turkey

Migrant crisis: 25 drown off Turkish coast including many children

At least 13 children and 12 adults are reported drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the west coast of Turkey. The Aegean Sea’s

06/03/2016

World

The challenges of preventing migrant deaths in the Aegean Sea

03/03/2016

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Migrant is plucked to safety from the Aegean sea

A life is saved as many others are lost

10/02/2016

World News

Salvage team boards drifting tanker off France

Ship being towed to Bilbao

02/02/2016

World News

Final bid to salvage drifting cargo ship off French coast

A final attempt has been launched to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift for almost a week. High winds and six metre waves have been hampering

01/02/2016

France

Drifting cargo shift could hit French Atlantic Coast by Tuesday

French salvage team workers have been struggling to tow the drifting Modern Express from rough waters.

31/01/2016

World News

Huge storms batter Biscay, Ireland, Norway

Salvage teams on Friday managed to reach a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel, which had been drifting in the Bay of Biscay. Spanish rescue helicopters

30/01/2016

France

Stricken timber freighter drifts towards French coast

French coastguards are scratching their heads as to how to prevent a freighter loaded with timber from Gabon from wrecking itself on the Atlantic

29/01/2016

Italy

900 migrants reach Italy as Renzi vows to support Libyan gov

After three nights on a Norwegian rescue ship, some 900 migrants disembarked in the Italian port city of Palermo early on Monday morning. More than

28/12/2015

World News

At least 18 migrants drown as boat sinks off Turkish coast

Winter weather is not stopping some migrants from trying to get to Europe. At least 18 have drowned after a boat headed for Greece sank off the

19/12/2015

Turkey

Fourteen dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey's Aegean coast

At least 14 people, including seven children, have died after their small boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast. The fatalities are the latest in the

11/11/2015

Bahamas

Wreckage of missing El Faro cargo ship located

The US Navy says it believes it has found the wreckage of a cargo ship which went missing off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin last month. The El

02/11/2015