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April 11, 2026
The National Crime Agency of Britain announced a charge against a Sudanese 27-year old man for endangering life after four migrants died this week while trying to cross the Channel on a small vessel from France to Britain. The NCA which investigates…
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April 10, 2026
Authorities said that British police arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned while trying to 'cross the Channel from France...to....Britain in a small boat. Britain's National Crime Agency, which investigates organised crime…
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April 9, 2026
French authorities announced a search-and-rescue operation after a?small boat?carrying migrants attempting to reach Britain went down in the Channel. A taxi-boat sank today. The situation is still under assessment and could change, local French authorities said in a press statement.
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April 6, 2026
MOSCOW, 6 April - The state news agency TASS reported on Monday that a Russian ship carrying grain believed to?have sunk after a Ukrainian drone strike has been located?and towed?to?shore. Meanwhile, the death?toll has risen to?three, the report said.
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April 5, 2026
One person was killed and two others were missing after a cargo ship, carrying wheat, sank on the Sea of Azov, according to a 'Russian-installed' official. Vladimir Saldo is the leader installed by Moscow in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Region.
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April 1, 2026
Rescue officials and migrants rescue charities reported that the Italian coast?guard had recovered the bodies and rescued 58 surviving migrants from a boat which broke down while trying to 'cross -to Europe? from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF…
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April 1, 2026
Rescue?officials, and migrant rescue charities said that the Italian coast guard recovered 19 bodies and rescued 58 survivors after a boat broke down while trying to reach Europe from Libya. A spokesperson for MSF and the International Organization for Migration said that some of the victims…
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April 1, 2026
The coastguard reported that at least 18 people were killed after an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank near the western province of Mugla in Turkey on Wednesday. It added that search and recovery efforts continue in the area. The coastguard…
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March 28, 2026
The Greek coastguard said late Friday that 22 migrants had died after spending six days on a rubber boat off the coast of Greece. A 'Frontex European Border Agency vessel' rescued 26 people off the island of Creta. The rubber boat passengers…
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March 25, 2026
The Government of National Unity in Tripoli (GNU) announced that the Libyan coast guard had 'begun towing' a damaged LNG?tanker, which several Mediterranean countries had warned was a risk to the environment after it drifted?unmanned? for weeks.
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March 9, 2026
The coast guard said that at least '14 people were killed on Monday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants smashed into a Turkish Coast Guard vessel near Antalya in southern Turkey. The 'coast guard' said that the high-speed vessel?was detected…
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February 27, 2026
The Spanish government reported that the Spanish border agency Frontex and Spanish police were'searching on Friday for a boat with an unknown number of migrants who had tried to reach Balearic Islands. Walking Borders, a group that advocates for migrant rights…
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February 12, 2026
Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…
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February 11, 2026
The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan will host the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks on Wednesday, likely focusing on'migration and long-standing maritime disputes as NATO allies try to warm up ties. Last week, 15 migrants died…
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February 9, 2026
The International Organization for Migrants (IOM) reported on Monday that 53 migrants, including 2 babies, are dead or missing following a rubber-boat capsize off the coast Libya. IOM, citing survivors, said that the boat left Zawiya Thursday and then flipped off Zuwara Friday.
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February 9, 2026
The survivors of the shipwreck which killed 15 Afghan migrants in Greece last week have said that their dinghy 'didn't change course or ram an coastguard vessel. This contradicts the official account given by the authorities. The shipwreck occurred on the island of Chios, and 15 people were killed.
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February 4, 2026
The?coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a Greek coast guard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday. It was one of the most deadly migrant shipwrecks to occur in Greece for years. In a press release…
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February 4, 2026
The Greek coastguard said that 15 migrants were killed after their boat collided and capsized with a coastguard vessel in the Aegean sea late Tuesday night, off the Greek Island of Chios. It was one of the worst shipwrecks to hit Greece in recent years.
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February 4, 2026
The coast guard reported that 15 migrants were killed in the Aegean sea off Greece, on Tuesday after their boat collided a Coast Guard vessel?off the island of Chios. A coastguard official reported that they had spotted a small boat transporting…
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January 25, 2026
Officials said that a migrant was rescued on Sunday and that?50 other migrants are believed to have drowned after a boat sank in the Mediterranean. Alarm Phone, which runs an emergency hotline for migrants, reported that the man had been swimming…
