Italy responds to 3 boats in distress with 1,300 migrants

Italy’s coast guard, navy, bring hundreds of migrants ashore

The influx of sea arrivals came in the face of a crackdown by Italy’s right-wing government on people smugglers announced only two days earlier.

Italy's coast guard, navy, bring hundreds of migrants ashore

Italian coast guard and navy vessels on Saturday ferried hundreds of rescued migrants toward shore, while elsewhere in the Mediterranean Sea thousands of migrants overflowed from a shelter on a tiny tourist island.The influx of sea arrivals came in the face of a crackdown by Italy's right-wing government on people smugglers announced only two days earlier. The coast guard said in a statement that overcrowding on two vessels and adverse sea and w…

More than 1,000 migrants brought ashore in Italy as locals march for shipwreck victims

Three boats overcrowded with migrants were brought safely to Italian ports on Saturday, the coastguard said, as thousands of marchers remembered the victims of last month's deadly shipwreck off Calabria's coast.

Italy rescues more than 1,400 migrants at sea in 24 hours

The Italian Coast Guard has rescued more than 1,400 migrants in the past 24 hours in a new wave of barge arrivals.

Italy's Coast Guard, Navy, Bring Hundreds Of Migrants Ashore

The influx of sea arrivals came in the face of a crackdown by Italy’s right-wing government on people smugglers announced only two days earlier.

Italy: More than 1,000 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues

Europe News: More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggli