Migrant Boat

• At least 27 dead in string of migrant boat accidents leaving Greece

  The sinkings came as smugglers increasingly favour a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, which avoids Greece's heavily patrolled eastern Aegean islands.

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  Dec 24, 2021
  
• At least 31 migrants dead after U.K.-bound boat sinks in English Channel

  A joint French-British search operation for survivors was still under way late Wednesday.

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  Nov 24, 2021
  
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• 3 dead, 56 rescued after boat carrying migrants sinks off Greek island

  A 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.

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  Sep 14, 2020
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• 7 dead, 64 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Turkey

  The 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.

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  Dec 26, 2019
• Migrant boat with more than 50 aboard capsizes off Libyan coast

  Libya 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.

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  Sep 28, 2019
• Captain of humanitarian rescue ship arrested after Italian police boat rammed

  The 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.

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  Jun 29, 2019
• Nearly 200 Europe-bound migrants intercepted at sea by Libya’s coast guard

  Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said Saturday that five rubber boats carrying 199 migrants were intercepted over the past several days near the capital, Tripoli.

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  Jun 22, 2019
• Boat carrying 692 migrants arrives in Spain after being turned away by Italy

  The migrant rescue boat ended a gruelling voyage which has made it a symbol of Europe's failure to agree on immigration.

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  Jun 17, 2018
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• Dozens of migrants killed after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

  Security officials said the boat was packed with about 180 migrants, including 80 from other African countries.

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  Jun 3, 2018
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• Boat carrying over 100 migrants overturns in Mediterranean, scores feared dead

  Four people have been rescued but the survivors reported that more than a hundred were on board when the boat capsized around 30 miles (50 km) off Libya.

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  Jan 14, 2017