Tag: coastguard
Libyan coastguard picks up migrants
Libya’s Coast Guard picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations in a week northeast and northwest of Tripoli.
The migrants,...
Italian minister bars coastguard ship carrying migrants
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini did not allow an Italian coastguard vessel carrying migrants to dock until European Union countries agreed to take them in.
The...
Migrants apparently forced off container ship
Libyan authorities allegedly forcibly disembarked at least 79 migrants who refused to leave a cargo ship that rescued them before docking in...
Libyan Coast Guard migrant mission
The Libyan Coast Guard picked up 315 migrants trying to reach Europe in three inflatable boats in the Mediterranean Sea, a spokesman...
EU training for Libyan coastguard
A further module has been added to the training provided by EU NavFor Med's Operation Sophia for the Libyan coastguard.
The training package,...
Italy confirms patrol boat donation to Libya
Italy's parliament has approved the donation of 12 patrol vessels to Libya to enhance its Coast Guard in dealing with the migrant...
Five hundred plus migrants picked up by Libya coastguard
Libya's coastguard collected 574 migrants from inflatable boats in three operations off the North African country's coast, naval forces spokesman Ayoub Qassem...
Migrant charity files manslaughter complaint against Libya and cargo vessel
Charity Proactiva Open Arms filed a complaint, including involuntary manslaughter, with the Spanish police against a cargo ship for failing to help...
Libyan coastguard in major migrant rescue
Libyan coastguards picked up 948 African migrants on inflatable boats in several operations and recovered 10 bodies officials and a witness at...
Libyan coastguard commander admits hitting migrants
A Libyan coastguard commander sanctioned by the United Nations for alleged human trafficking and migrant smuggling said he hits migrants but does...