Hundreds of migrants on crippled ship off Crete

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Series Details 25.11.14
Publication Date 25/11/2014
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News sources from Greece and elsewhere reported on the 25-26 November 2014 that one of the largest refugee boatloads bound for Europe was headed for the island of Crete. The freighter Baris, carrying 700 people thought to be from Syria and Afghanistan, had broken down and was being towed by a Greek frigate. It was unclear which Mediterranean location had been the departure point for the ship.

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Deutsche Welle, 26.11.14: Greece island of Crete awaits 700 boat migrants to EU http://dw.de/p/1DuFQ
ESO: Background information: Migrants in the Mediterranean: Europe's new disappeared http://www.europeansources.info/record/migrants-in-the-mediterranean-europes-new-disappeared/
EurActiv, 25.11.14: Stop Mediterranean becoming vast migrant cemetery, Pope tells Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/med-south/stop-mediterranean-becoming-vast-migrant-cemetery-pope-tells-europe-310323
ESO: Background information: UK axes support for Mediterranean migrant rescue operation http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-axes-support-for-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-operation/

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