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Ship Sank off Lesvos Island, One Dead, One Rescued, 12 Missing

The freighter ship Raptor, sailing under Comoro islands flag and managed by a Lebanon-based company, sank off Lesvos island early on Sunday. 

Rescue Efforts Continue For Sixth Day After Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

The search for survivors under the rubble continued by international rescue teams for the sixth day in quake-hit Turkey.

Rescuers Save Baby Trapped Down a Well in Thailand

On Tuesday, Feb 7, Thai rescuers pulled out a 19-month-old Myanmarese toddler from a 13-meter deep and 30-centimeter-wide well located at the cassava plantation farm in Thailand’s Tak province. The whole rescue operation took about 18 hours to complete. The...

Rescue Operation Launched for Migrant Boat in Distress South of Peloponnese

The Greek Coast Guard and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex launched a rescue operation on Monday afternoon to locate a boat carrying roughly 80 migrants and refugees in waters to the south of the Peloponnese. The boat...

Nine Migrants Missing as Boat Sinks off Turkey's Aegean Coast

The Turkish Coast Guard announced on Monday that a dinghy carrying forty migrants sank near the coast of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Thirty-one people were rescued by the Turkish authorities, who were responsible for the rescue operation, but unfortunately,...

Stunning Rescue Operation Saves Horse from the Open Sea in Greece's Katakolo

A difficult and strange rescue operation took place on Monday in Peloponese’s Elia region. Everything started 15 days ago, when a local farmer lost his horse, named ''Haido''. The horse couldn’t be found anywhere as friends and members of his family...

Greeks Arrested on Beach in France With 1.5 Tons of Cocaine During Rescue Operation

A rescue operation off the coast of southwest France uncovered 1.5 tons of Cocaine. An Inflatable boat with passengers that were in danger were pulled by rescuers who then discovered parcels filled with cocaine on the beach. The cocaine-filled parcels...

Distress Signal from Vessel in South Mediterranean, Greek Coast Guard Launches Rescue Operation

According to the Greek Shipping Ministry, the Greek Coast Guard has launched a rescue operation for a vessel with about 200 migrants on board which sent a distress signal off the island of Crete. They reported that the Greek Coast Patrol...

Burning Ferry Off Greece Towed Towards Albanian Coast, 11 Dead, Passenger List Unknown

The number of Greek survivors off the burning ferryboat "Norman Atlantic," has risen to 235 while the fate of dozens of passengers, due to the continuing confusion with the official passengers list remains unknown. Within the following hours, Italian navy...

Burning Ferry Off Greece: 10 Dead, Fears for Dozens Missing [Video]

The number of deaths resulting from the burning ferry-boat "Norman Atlantic" has increased to ten according to the latest information emerging from the Italian Coast Guard and the country's media. In addition, increasing worries are expressed regarding the number...