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A boat believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants is safely towed to the Greek island of Crete after a dramatic rescue complicated by near gale-force winds, a coastguard said. IMAGES
Migrants rescued by a ship chartered by NGOs disembark in Sicily and are taken care of by the authorities. The Ocean Viking, chartered by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), rescued 114 people on December 16, including minors and two newborns who were on an inflatable boat in distress in international waters off the coast of Libya. IMAGES
Rescue teams return to Calais harbour from operations at sea, during which they tried to locate and save possible survivors after a boat carrying migrants bound for Britain sank off the French port. At least 31 migrants died, according to French authorities. IMAGES
Motril, Oct 5 (EFE).- The Spanish Maritime Rescue on Tuesday rescued 19 migrants of Moroccan origin, including four who managed to swim to the islet of Alboran in the Mediterranean Sea. The migrants, all male, have been transferred to the Port of Motril in Granada. (Camera: ALBA FEIXAS). SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL OF MIGRANTS AT THE PORT OF MOTRIL, GRANADA, SPAIN.
Gran Canaria, Sep 19 (EFE).-Spain's coast guard rescued 41 migrants, one woman and 40 men, off the coast of Gran Canaria on Sunday night. (Camera: QUIQUE CURBELO).SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL OF 41 MIGRANTS AT ARGUINEGUIN'S PORT IN GRAN CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.