Organisation: Italian Navy

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Irish Navy rescues 300 migrants, but 90 drown elsewhere as they cross Mediterranean

Almost 300 migrants have been rescued from the Mediteranian by the Irish Navy.

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It's difficult to escape discussing politics over pizza in Pisa

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Rescued migrant who gave birth names child after LÉ James Joyce

world

Italian navy recovers migrant ship that sank with 800 on board

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All civilised peoples have a responsibility

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'It felt like floors were boiling': Passengers wait in hail and gales for ferry rescue

'Very difficult night' ahead as rescuers attempt to evacuate burning ferry

Rescue crews battled gale-force winds and massive waves as they struggled to rescue hundreds of people trapped on a burning ferry adrift between Italy and Albania.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2014

Passengers trapped after ferry fire off Corfu

A ferry carrying about 470 people caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu, trapping passengers on the top decks as gale-force winds and choppy seas hampered the evacuation.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2014

Crew airlifted from stranded tanker

Crew members stranded on a tanker ship that ran aground in stormy seas off Sicily are being rescued by helicopter today.

Sat, 10 Mar, 2012

Boat carrying 300 illegal immigrants intercepted off Sicily

An Italian Navy ship intercepted a rickety boat crammed with more than 300 illegal immigrants off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa this morning, port authorities in Palermo said.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2007