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Lampedusa

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Arrivals

2014 month       0  

2014 cumul.   996        

2013 month    2'420      

2013 cumul.   9'433 

 

 

Arrivals

2014 mon.    19'810

2014 cum.  125'097 

2013 mon.        5'119  

2013 cum.        5'250   

 

 

Arrivals

2014 mon.       0

2014 cum.   563  

2013 mon.        0 

2013 cum.   1'676 

 

Victims

2014 mon.      749

2014 cum.    2'025      

2013 mon.          18   

2013 cum.         141

 

 

Total Arrivals

2014 mon.    19'810

2014 cum.  126'656  

2013 mon.        7'539       

2013 cum.      26'359      

 

 

 

MOAS reports rescue of 2'037 migrants during month

MOAS 31.8., MOAS 9.9., MOAS 4.10. 

 

Crotone: Arrival of merchant ship with 364 migrants   ANSA 29.9.

 

Pozzallo: Merchant vessel rescues 160 migrants; Egyptian 'scafista' arrested   ANSA 29.9. / BS 29.9.

 BS 3.10.

 

GC rescues 500 migrants off Calabrian coast   ANSA 28.9.

 

Augusta: GC rescues 118 migrants

BS 27.9.

 

Porto Empedocle: Navy rescues 345 migrants of various nationality

BS 26.9.

 

Pozzallo: Arrival of 302 migrants rescued by navy; Tunisian 'scafista'

arrested    BS 26.9. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to the IOM 3'072 migrants died this year in all of the Mediterr-anean   BBC 29.9. 

 

 

 According to AI Malta and Italy are at fault over October 2013 accident off Lampedusa   MT 30.9.

 

Amnesty International report criticizes European migration policy  AI 30.9.

ToM 30.9.  

 

IOM releases report on migrant fatalities world-wide  IOM 29.9.

 

 

 

 

Reggio Calabria: Disembarkation of 774 sSAfricans rescued by navy

ANSA 24.9. 

 

Palermo: Arrival of navy vessel with 726 migrants   BS 23.9. 

 

Porto Empedocle: Dutch merchant ship rescues 290 migrants off Libyan coast   ANSA 23.9.

 

In a night operation GC rescues 500 migrants off Lampedusa   BS 23.9.

 

A total of 590 migrants rescued during weekend in three separte operations   ANSA 22.9.

  

Merchant ship rescues 55 migrants off Libyan coast; 10 found dead, 35 missing   ANSA 21.9. / LH 22.9. 

 

  

 

 

300 Syrian refugees rescued by cruise ship near Cyprus  BBC 25.9.

BBC 26.9. 

 

 

 

 

 UNSMIL invites warring Libyan parties to begin negotiations on 29 September

LH 23.9.

 

 

 

Italy and Malta discuss disembarkation rules in view of possible new FRONTEX mission  ToM 24.9.

 

'FRONTEX has neither mandate nor resources to handle Mare Nostrum': Thomas de Maizière, German Minister of the Interior   Das Erste 23.9.

 

International conference on Libya held prior to UN General Assembly opening

Internazionale 23.9. 

 

 

 

 

 

Pozzallo: Arrival of 169 migrants rescued by navy    BS 20.9.

 

Palermo: Arrival of 423 migrants 

BS 19.9.

 

Porto Empedocle: GC and merchant ship resuce 320 migrants  BS 18.9.

 

Pozzallo: Arrival of 261 migrants

rescued by navy; two 'scafisti' arrested  BS 18.9. / BS 18.9.

 

Reggio Calabria: Navy rescues 880 migrants; one drowned victim   ANSA 17.9. 

 

Palermo: Arrival of 105 West-Africans picked up by Portuguese merchant vessel   ANSA 17.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information released by Catania authorities about 13 September disaster

BS 18.9. / ANSA 18.9.

BS 25.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International conference on Libyan stability held at Madrid  ANSAmed 17.9. 

 

 

Vibo Valentia: Arrival of 507 migrants rescued by navy  ANSA 16.9.

 

Catania: GC rescues 169 migrants

ANSA 16.9. / BS 16.9.

 BS 17.9.

 

Porto Empedocle: GC rescues 103 migrants   ANSA 16.9. / BS 16.9.

 

 

 

 

Catania: Arrival of 82 migrants res-cued by Greek merchant ship; 4 pre-sumed 'scafisti' arrested   BS 13.8. 

 

Porto Empedocle: Navy rescues 478 migrants   BS 13.9.

 

Pozzallo: Merchant vessel arrives with 250 migrants  BS 13.9. 

  

Crotone: Naval ship arrives with 956 migrants of various nationality

ANSA 13.9. / BS 13.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Migrant boat leaving from Egypt sinks 300 NM south-east of Malta; Malta RCC coordinates search; merchant ship plus

Italian, Greek & Maltese assets involved; eleven survivors, most rescued by merchant ship, two die, seven flown to Crete, two taken to Pozzallo; 3 vic-tims found; survivors and IOM speak of 500 missing, many Palestinians 

MT 13.9. / ANSA 13.9.

MT 13.9. / AFM 13.9.

ANSA 13.9. / ANSA 13.9.

ToM 14.9. / BBC 15.9. 

MT 16.9. / IOM 16.9.

 IOM 16.9.

 

 

Repatriation by air of 45 Egyptians that arrived at Pozzallo last week 

 ANSA 16.9.

 

Libyan coast guard rescues 36 migrants east of Tripoli; 250 reported to have been on board; over 200 missing   ANSA 15.9. / BBC 15.9.

ANSAmed 15.9. / LH 15.9.

 

 

Cecilia Malmström welcomes IOM in-vestigation and calls for efforts to fight migrant smuggler networks  

EUCOM 16.9.

 

 

 

Palermo: Disembarkation of 442 migrants rescued by merchant ship

 BS 12.9.

 

Messina: Arrival of merchant vessel with 200 migrants    BS 12.9. 

 

Scicli: Surprise arrival of 110 Afghans on beach near Sampieri   ANSA 12.9.

 

Italian Coast Guard involved in the rescue of 1'120 migrants  ANSA 11.9.

 

 

Messina: Arrival of 433 Middle Eastern migrants   BS 10.9.

 

Siracusa: GC rescues 39 migrants mostly from the Middle East

ANSA 10.9.

  

  

 Palermo: Merchant vessel arrives with 462 migrants mainly from the Middle East  BS 9.9.BS 9.9.

 

 

  

 Pozzallo: Suprise landing of 251 migrants; 259 arrived night before

BS 8.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Italiy delivers ten coastal patrol boats to Tunisia   DazebaNews 10.9. 

   

 

So far MOAS has assisted in the

rescue of 1'500 migrants, all disem-barked in Italy    globalpost 9.9.

 

 

UN (UNSMIL) and EU aim for talks comprising all Libyan factions 

 LH 8.9. / LH 13.9.

 

Tunisian Coast Guard prevents 21 migrants from departing   TAP 8.9.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

J.-C. Juncker announces composition of new EU Commission; Dimitris Avramo-poulos to succeed Cecilia Malmström     EUCOM 10.9. / EUCOM 10.9.

 

Introduction of Spain's 'Seahorse' satellite surveillance program (or EUROSUR ex-pansion) in the Central Mediterranean reported to encounter difficulties

   avenire.it 10.9.

 

 

1'656 migrants rescued over weekend    ANSA 8.9.

 

Pozzallo: Arrival of 160 migrants

ANSA 8.9.

 

Messina: Disembarkation of 283 migrants of various nationality

ANSA 7.9.

 

Reggio Calabria: Arrival of 616 migrants rescued by navy

 ANSA 7.9.

 

Navy rescues 209 and GC 198 migrants   BS 5.9.

 

Crotone: Arrival of 235 migrants; arrest of four Egyptian 'scafisti'

ANSA 4.9.

 

 Augusta: Arrival of 909 migrants rescued by navy   ANSA 2.9.

 

Pozzallo: Danish merchant ship arrives with 363 migrants mostly from the Middle East   ANSA 2.9. 

 

Catania: Swedish merchant ship arrives with 209 migrants; another ship with 237 expected   ANSA 2.9. 

 BS 2.9.

 

In eight months 116 potential 'scafisti' arrested at Pozzallo

  BS 1.9. 

 

 

 

 

MOAS assists Italian navy in rescue of 700 migrants   MT 8.9.  

 

 

 

 

Libya has two governments, one based in Tobruk, the other in Tripoli/Misrata   LH 7.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libyan government condemns takeover of ministries by militias, vows to resume control     LH 5.9.

 

In Libya operation 'Dignity' attempts to reconquer Tripoli from operation 'Libya Dawn'   LH 4.9. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Malmström visits Malta and promises more support on migration  MT 5.9.

 MT 5.9.

 

 Publication of a confidental FRONTEX plan to replace 'Mare Nostrum' as of November

La Stampa 4.9.