First sea rescues of migrants setting off from Libya in 2017: 230 saved
By Sami Zaptia. This was the first rubber boat full of migrants to be saved off Libyan waters at 4 ...
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Over 600 migrants rescued off Libya: one dead and many missing
By Sami Zaptia. Over 600 migrants rescued Monday-Tuesday off Libya's coast (Photo: MOAS). London, 22 November 2016: Over 600 migrants ...
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By Sami Zaptia. Migrants from the Mediterranean on board the MSF's search and rescue ship the Argos yesterday (Photo: MSF). ...
2,300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean off Libyan coast
By Sami Zaptia. 2,300 migrants were rescued on Friday in the Mediterranean originating from Libya the Italian Coast Guard reported ...
Over 2,600 Mediterranean migrants saved in 22 rescue missions yesterday: Italian Coast Guard
By Sami Zaptia. Seven migrants crossing from Libya died during rescue operations in the Mediterranean yesterday (Photo: Kenny Karpov/MOAS). London, ...
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