More than 700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in single day

Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers.

More than 60 Feared Dead After A Migrant Boat Is Rescued in Atlantic

 Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cabo Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said.

Casualties after tourist boat sinks in Italy's Lago Maggiore in Lombardy region

Authorities were searching for several people who were still missing after a sudden whirlwind overturned a boat carrying more than 20 tourists and crew, the news agency ANSA reported.

Boat Carrying 500 Asylum Seekers Disappears in Mediterranean Sea

A boat carrying about 500 asylum seekers, including a newborn baby and pregnant women, has disappeared in the central Mediterranean, according to two humanitarian organizations.

At least 22 dead as tourist boat capsizes in India’s Kerala state

At least 22 people have died after a double-decker boat capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram district of India’s southern state of Kerala, local authorities said.

Dozens killed as boat carrying migrants, refugees sinks off Italy

At least 58 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying migrants and refugees sank off the Italian coastal city of Crotone in the southern region of Calabria.

Number Of Deaths In Shipwreck Off Syrian Coast Reaches 88

The number of deaths from the crash of a ship with migrants off the coast of the Syrian province of Tartus has risen to 88, the Syrian Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Six missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island

Six people were missing after an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the island of Leros in the Aegean Sea, Greece's Coast Guard said on Thursday.

Lebanon declares mourning for victims of capsized boat

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has declared a national mourning day on Monday for the victims of a boat that capsized off Lebanon’s coast.

US Coast Guard says 39 missing after boat capsizes off Florida

Rescuers from the United States Coast Guard are searching the waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast for 39 people reported missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized.

Migrant crisis: EU limits sale of inflatable boats to Libya

The European Union is allowing members to restrict sales of inflatable boats and outboard motors to Libya in an effort to stop dangerous migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean.

Libyan, Italian coastguards rescue more than 3,400 migrants

The Italian and Libyan coastguard have rescued more than 3,400 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since Friday, the two countries' coastguards said.

97 migrants missing after boat sinks off Libya

Close to 100 migrants are feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli, a coastguard official said.

French honorary consul in Turkey suspended over selling rubber dinghies to migrants

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday suspended an honorary consul in Turkey for selling rubber dinghies and life jackets to refugees risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.

Italy arrests ten traffickers over migrant boat deaths

Italian authorities said Friday they had arrested ten suspected people smugglers in connection with the death by asphyxiation of 52 people who had been forced to remain in the hold of a migrant boat on which 52 people asphyxiated.

At least 10 die as boat with 200 migrants sinks off Libya (Coast guard)

At least 10 people died Thursday when a boat carrying around 200 migrants bound for Europe sank off the coast of Libya, the country's coast guard said.

Italy Rescues Record Number of Migrants Off Libyan Coast

Italian Coast Guard rescued the record number of about 4,400 migrants from the waters off the Libyan coast during an operation in the Mediterranean, local media reported Sunday.

Italy rescuing 3,000 migrants, 18 boats in trouble

Italy's coastguard said Saturday it was coordinating the rescue of up to 3,000 migrants from waters off Libya after receiving SOS calls from 18 different crowded vessels.

Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya (Italy coastguard)

Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean are feared to have drowned after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off Libya, Italy’s coastguard said Aug. 5.