Arrivals

2014 month      34    

2014 cum.   1'030         

2013 month    1'835        

2013 cum.    11'268  

Arrivals

2014 mon.   10'831

2014 cum. 135'928 

2013 mon.       4'784       

2013 cum.     20'034       

Arrivals

2014 mon.      0

2014 cum.   563  

2013 mon.     317   

2013 cum.   1'993 

Victims

2014 mon.       94

2014 cum.   2'119         

2013 mon.       624      

2013 cum.       765   

Total Arrivals

2014 mon.   10'865

2014 cum. 137'521   

2013 mon.       6'936        

2013 cum.      33'295        

 MOAS rescues 331 migrants

MOAS 31.10.

93 migrants rescued by GC near Libyan coast; 20 said to have drowned   ANSA 30.10.

87 migrants rescued south of Lam-pedusa; one flown to Malta hospital

ToM 30.10.

 Navy rescues 317 migrants travelling on three rubber dinghies   BS 30.10.

Catania: Arrival of 221 migrants taken over by navy from merchant ship; discovery of fake emergency and arrest of seven Egyptian 'scafisti' 

 ANSA 28.10. / BS 28.10.

 220 Syrians rescued by cargo vessel in rough seas taken to Italy after

transfer to Maltese Coast Guard failed  ToM 25.10. / ToM 25.10.

Pozzallo: Arrival of 510 migrants rescued by merchant ship 

 ANSA 24.10.

Messina: Disembarkation of 263 migrants rescued by navy

ANSA 24.10. / BS 22.10.

Capo die Leuca: Rescue of 22 Syrians departing from Greece and travelling on a rubber dinghy   ANSA 22.10. 

 Weather alert for Sicily

ANSA 27.10.

MOAS ends first summer operation; rescue of 3'000 migrants  

 MOAS 31.10. 

Publication of Tunisian election results

TAP 30.10. / BBC 30.10. / TAP 31.10. 

Libyan radio and TV stations to

broadcast from Malta?

 LH 28.10. / ToM 27.10.

Tunisians elect new parliament; secular Nidaa Tounes victorious 

 BBC 26.10. / BBC 27.10. 

EU Commission publishes details of JO Triton; operation to start on 1 November   EUCOM 31.10. / ANSAmed 31.10.

UK refuses to contribute to FRONTEX operation Triton; difference between Mare Nostrum and Triton remains uncertain

   ToM 28.10. / BBC 28.10.

Augusta: Navy rescues 510 migrants

BS 22.10.

Crotone: Navy rescues 172 migrants

ANSA 22.10.

Vibo Valentia: Arrival of 729 migrants; 'scafista' arrested   ANSA 22.10.

Catania: Moldavian merchant ship smuggles six Syrians departing from Turkey  BS 21.10.

MOAS rescues 274 migrants with disembarkation in Italy  ToM 21.10.

Roccella Jonica: 41 migrants departing from Turkey rescued by large cruiser 

 ANSA 20.10.

Ribera: GC intercept 20 migrants

ANSA 20.10.

Palermo: Navy ship arrives with 281 migrants   BS 20.10.

 On its third mission MOAS rescues 97 West African migrants and takes them to Sicily    ToM 19.10.

 Augusta: Arrival of 121 migrants rescued by two merchant ships

FFM 18.10.

Stormy Mediterranean 

UN-Libyan talks in Malta

LH 23.10. 

Indications that some migrants dis-embarking at Catania a month ago could have terrorist link  

BS 21.10.

Tunisian Coast Guard prevents 46 Syrians and 54 Tunisians from departing   TAP 18.10. / TAP 18.10.

 Angelino Alfano insists that 'Triton' will completely replace 'Mare Nostrum' as of November 1st   BS 22.10.

Velino 23.10. 

'Mare Nostrum', created a year ago, has

rescued 150'000 migrants and caught 330 'scafisti'    ANSA 18.10.

GdF rescues 34 migrants

BS 14.10. 

Roccella Ionica: GC rescues 78 migrants from a sinking sailing boat

ANSA 17.10.

Palermo: Navy and merchant ship rescue 317 migrants  ANSA 16.10. 

Brindisi: Merchant ship arrives with 130 Syrians    Fatto Q 15.10. 

Trapani: Container ship rescues 100 sSAfricans; 3 die in transfer

ANSA 15.10.

 Pozzallo: Navy rescues 299 migrants

BS 14.10. / BS 16.10.

Catania: merchant ship rescues 243 migrants   ANSA 12.10.

Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 207 migrants rescued by navy

BS 11.10.

Augusta: Navy rescues 497 migrants

BS 11.10.

Maltese AFM crew rescues 5 migrants off Greek ssland and takes them to Molivos (Greece)

ToM 13.10. / AFM 13.10.

According to the UNHCR 3343 mi-grants have died crossing the Medi-terranean this year  UNHCR 17.10.

Battle over Benghazi intensifies

LH 15.10. 

Surprise visit of Ban Ki-Moon in Libya; urges political solution  LH 11.10.

AI and UNHCR appeal to Italian government not to end 'Mare Nostrum'

Rep 16.10. / Asca 16.10.

Limited 'Triton' participation

Rep 16.10.

Contradictory views about continuation of 'Mare Nostrum'   ANSA 16.10. 

 CdM 16.10. / ANSAmed 16.10.

ANSAmed 17.10.

 Publication of FRAN Q2 2014

FRONTEX

So far 8 EU countries promise to parti-cipate in Operation Triton with hardware, some with personnel Rep 14.10.

FRONTEX requests more technical support for operation TRITON  FRONTEX 13.10.

13-26 October: Italian-led (and FRONTEX supported) Joint Police Operation 'Mos Maiorum' focusing on search for irregular migrants  EUCL 10.7.

Angelino Alfano highly satisfied with re-sults of EU JHA Council meeting 

ANSA 12.10.

Ceremony commemo-rating victims of accident a year ago     ANSA 3.10. 

Pozzallo: Disembarkation of 150 migrants rescued by merchant vessel; one migrant drowned in transfer

BS 8.10. / BS 9.10.

Pozzallo: Arrival of 435 sSAfricans rescued by navy   BS 7.10.

Catania: Arrival of 594 migrants rescued by navy   ANSA 5.10.

2'596 migrants disembark at Reggio di Calabria and Vibo Valentia ANSA 4.10.

Pozzallo: Arrival of 170 sSAfricans rescued south of Lampedusa

ANSA 4.10. / BS 4.10.

Pozzallo: 500 migrants rescued in two operations; arrest of suspected 'scafisti'   ANSA 4.10. / ANSA 5.10.

Pozzallo: Arrival of 200 migrants rescued by fishing vessel    BS 1.10. 

First thunderstorms of season over southern Med   ToM 3.10. 

ANSA 4.10. / TAP 4.10.

So far this year Ragusa magistrates

have arrested 147 persons suspected of migrant smuggling   BS 9.10. 

Libya and Egypt pledge closer security partnership   LH 8.10. 

UNSMIL chief Bernardino warns of IS-militia presence in Libya   LH 7.10. 

 MOAS claims to have rescued 196 migrants off Libyan coast and a total of 2'200 since its inception in early August   LH 4.10.

50 Egyptians repatriated by air from Ragusa   BS 3.10. 

Boat with 180 migrants sinks off Libyan coast; coast guard rescued 90, 10 found dead, dozens missing

ANSAmed 2.10.  / BS 2.10. / LH 3.10.

EU JHA Council decides to start Joint Surveillance Operation 'Triton' in Novem-ber  EUCL JHA 9.10.  

FRONTEX to coordinate Joint Operation 'Triton' (replacing Hermes and Aeneas) meant to assist Italy with border sur-veillance  EUCOM 7.10. / EUCOM 7.10. 

Alfano in Tunis to discuss cooperation; two Italien coast guard boats delivered  ANSAmed 3.10. 

Outgoing Commissioner Malmström says EU members lack solidarity with respect to migration   MT 2.10.