The European Union’s Mediterranean countries will remain under increasing pressure from African migrants attempting to reach Europe, the head of the EU’s border agency Frontex said on Tuesday (20/02/2017). Today #Frontex publishes its Risk Analysis for 2018, covering the growing impact of cross-border crime at sea, the role of border guards in countering #terrorism, #trafficking in…
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Two Russian submarines in Mediterranean
Two Russian submarines on the way from the Baltic Fleet to the Black Sea have entered the Mediterranean, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachyov said on Monday, August, 28. “Two diesel submarines – The Kolpino and the Veliki Novgorod – on the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea Fleet have entered the…
Russan Fleet active in defeating IS
The Black Sea Fleet’s task force group operating in eastern Mediterranean Sea off Syria comprises 15 vessels, including two frigates and a submarine, accompanied by various landing and auxiliary ships, the Russian Navy says. The naval group is taking an active part in combating Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. On Wednesday, the ‘Admiral…
Spain saves 157 migrants in Mediterranean
Spain’s maritime rescue service has saved 157 migrants from five small boats attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo: illustration) The service completed five different rescue missions in waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar to reach the small craft from late Friday through until Saturday evening. The service said that it reached the first…
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