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Search & Rescue: Lampedusa-Crete

Search & Rescue: Lampedusa-Crete

Search & Rescue: Lampedusa–Crete After the EU-Turkey agreement of April 2016 reduced crossings on the Aegean route, migration shifted westward — toward longer, more dangerous stretches of open sea between North Africa and the islands of Lampedusa and Crete. SWB...

Search & Rescue: Libya–Tunisia–Malta–Italy

Search & Rescue: Libya–Tunisia–Malta–Italy

Search & Rescue:Libya–Tunisia–Malta–Italy The Central Mediterranean route between Tunisia, Libya, Malta and Italy was, in 2016, the deadliest known migration crossing in the world. SWB deployed two boats and 24–26 volunteers to patrol these waters and shores —...