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Russian cargo ship sinks Mediterranean, Ursa Major cargo ship accident, Russian ship Almería rescue

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean, leaving 2 crew missing

December 24, 2024 10:03 pm

Spanish authorities said they received an alert around 1 pm on Monday when the vessel was roughly 57 nautical miles (106 kilometres) from the coast of Almería in southeastern Spain.

Iran threatens Mediterranean closure over Gaza, without saying how

December 23, 2023 4:29 pm

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has over the past month attacked merchant vessels sailing through the Red Sea in retaliation for Israel's assault on Gaza, leading some shipping companies to switch routes.

Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat capsizes of Greek coast: What we know so far

June 15, 2023 9:35 pm

Even before Wednesday’s deaths, at least 1,039 people were known to be missing from Central Mediterranean crossings this year. Actual figures are likely to be even higher, with some disasters not even recorded.

You will have to scuba dive or snorkel to reach this underwater museum in the middle of Mediterranean Sea

April 18, 2022 7:21 pm

The sculptures in the museum, which were lowered underwater using a crane, are made with inert pH neutral materials that attract marine life, meaning that each sculpture will, in time, be covered in marine biomass.

Volunteers in the sky watch over migrant rescues by sea

October 17, 2021 4:29 pm

A humanitarian effort seeks to monitor human rights violations and assist in the rescue of migrants fleeing Libya to Europe by boat on the Mediterranean Sea

UN concerned about detained migrants vanishing in Libya

September 18, 2021 6:36 pm

According to Safa Msehli, a spokeswoman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Libyan coast guard, which receives funds from the European Union, intercepted more than 24,000 Europe-bound migrants in the Mediterranean so far this year.