At least 79 drown, hundreds missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
A European rescue-support charity said it believed around 750 people were on board the 20- to 30-metre-long vessel.
Thu Jun 15 2023
Italy urges 'stop' to migrant boats as shipwreck death toll hits 63
Many of the victims washed ashore to where the vessel sank near Steccato di Cutro, while some of the bodies were recovered from the sea.
Tue Feb 28 2023
Death toll in Italian migrant shipwreck rises to 61 - official
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said that more than two dozen Pakistanis were believed to have been among those who drowned.
Mon Feb 27 2023
Migrant shipwreck in Italy kills at least 59, including 12 children
The wooden sailing boat which sailed from Turkey crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast.
Mon Feb 27 2023
Three drown, many feared missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece
More than a dozen were believed to be missing in the second migrant shipwreck off Greece this week.
Tue Feb 07 2023
Death toll in Lebanon migrant shipwreck rises to seven as search continues
The Lebanese army found another body from a migrant shipwreck in the sea off Lebanon's northern coast overnight.
Mon Apr 25 2022
Greece reports third migrant shipwreck in days, survivors sought
Authorities scrambled a search and rescue operation in the third shipwreck this week involving migrants in Greek waters.
Sat Dec 25 2021
Migrant shipwreck survivors arrested as UN says 800 dead
Italian police on Monday have arrested two suspected people traffickers among the survivors of the migrant boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday.
Tue Apr 21 2015
700 feared dead in migrant shipwreck in Mediterranean
Seven hundred people are feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off Malta, the UNHCR said Sunday.
Sun Apr 19 2015
Italian navy says 14 dead in migrant shipwreck
At least 14 people were killed after a boat packed with migrants sank between Libya and Italy.
Tue May 13 2014