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More than 60 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Atlantic islandThe Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10.WorldAug 17, 2023
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41 migrants feared dead as boat capsizes off the coast of ItalyCalls poured in for Europe to develop safe and legal pathways of migration to prevent future deaths. Thousands of migrants have already made the dangerous journey this year.WorldAug 10, 2023
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At least 78 dead after migrant boat carrying up to 750 sinks near GreeceThe trawler may have carried as many as 750 passengers, including women and children who were likely trapped in the hold as the vessel overturned and went down early Wednesday.WorldJun 15, 2023
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At least 27 dead in string of migrant boat accidents leaving GreeceThe sinkings came as smugglers increasingly favour a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, which avoids Greece's heavily patrolled eastern Aegean islands.WorldDec 24, 2021
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At least 31 migrants dead after U.K.-bound boat sinks in English ChannelA joint French-British search operation for survivors was still under way late Wednesday.WorldNov 24, 2021
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3 dead, 56 rescued after boat carrying migrants sinks off Greek islandA smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, authorities said.WorldSep 14, 2020
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7 dead, 64 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in TurkeyThe boat sank in Lake Van as it approached the town of Adilcevaz in Bitlis province, officials said. It was carrying migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.WorldDec 26, 2019
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Migrant boat with more than 50 aboard capsizes off Libyan coastLibya is one of the main departure points for African migrants fleeing poverty and war to reach Italy by boat, but many are intercepted at sea and brought back by the Libyan coast guard, with the approval of the European Union.NewsSep 28, 2019
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Captain of humanitarian rescue ship arrested after Italian police boat rammedThe German captain of a humanitarian rescue ship with 40 asylum-seekers aboard rammed an Italian border police motorboat as she docked at a tiny Mediterranean island Saturday.WorldJun 29, 2019
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Nearly 200 Europe-bound migrants intercepted at sea by Libya’s coast guardSpokesman Ayoub Gassim said Saturday that five rubber boats carrying 199 migrants were intercepted over the past several days near the capital, Tripoli.WorldJun 22, 2019
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