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Italian Sea Group denies any responsibility in the Mike Lynch yacht sinking

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 12, 2024

Italian Sea Group's chief executive stated on Tuesday that the company is not responsible for the sinking of Mike Lynch’s superyacht which resulted in the death of the British tech billionaire Mike Lynch and six other people. The Bayesian, a luxury yacht built by Perini Navi in 2008…

Comoros police arrest suspect over capsized migrant boat, coastguard says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 8, 2024

The coastguard reported on Friday that authorities in Comoros arrested a suspected people smuggler for an incident where traffickers intentionally capsized a vessel last week and killed at least 25 people aboard. Fahmy Husny el-nassib is the head of the Comorian Coastguard.

The Tunisian coastguard has recovered the bodies of 16 migrants

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 28, 2024

The national guard reported on Monday that the Tunisian coastguard had recovered 16 bodies from the sea off the coasts of Maloulech and Salakta. This is the latest boat tragedy in the Mediterranean. The bodies were discovered at the weekend, and then again on Monday.

Two migrants drown after boat sinks near Calais

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 23, 2024

A local French authority reported that two migrants died after a boat carrying an entire group capsized on Wednesday off the coasts of Calais. This highlights the difficulties facing the British and French government in their efforts to combat illegal immigration.

Coastguard rescues dozens of migrants off Greece

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2024

The Greek coastguard announced late Tuesday that it had recovered the bodies and rescued 27 migrants after their boat capsized off the island Kos, in the southeast Aegean sea. It added that three coastguard vessels and a commercial vessel searched for additional people in the region.

Russians rescued after 67-days adrift on the Pacific fringe

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2024

The Russian authorities announced on Tuesday that they had rescued the man, whose boat drifted in the waters of the northwest Pacific for 67 consecutive days. However, his brother and nephew perished during the ordeal. Images on social media…

Greece says woman dies after migrant boat capsizes off Kos island

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 27, 2024

The coastguard of Greece said that it recovered a woman's body and rescued fifteen migrants after their boat capsized on Friday off the island Kos, in the eastern Aegean sea. Separately, on Friday the coastguard rescued some 78 migrants who…

Military: At least 30 bodies decomposing found on boat near Senegal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 23, 2024

The military reported on Monday that at least 30 bodies in decomposition were discovered in a boat floating 70 km (38 miles) off Dakar's coast, the capital of Senegal. In a military statement, it was revealed that the navy had been informed…

Greek state television: Three migrants are dead and 25 more may be missing after a boat sinks near Samos.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 23, 2024

State television reported that three migrants had died and at least another 25 people were missing after the boat they were on sank off the Greek Island of Samos. The Greek coastguard has said that it has rescued five migrants to date. A search…

German woman killed by shark off Canary Islands

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 18, 2024

On Wednesday, a German woman was killed by a shark after being attacked while swimming alongside her catamaran between Spain's Canary Islands & West Africa. The 30-year-old woman was traveling on a catamaran which had left Gran Canaria Island on September 14.

Italian divers recover video from Mike Lynch's sunken boat

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 13, 2024

A source familiar with the situation said that Italian Navy divers recovered video surveillance gear from the superyacht which sank near Sicily in late October, killing British tech magnate Mike Lynch, as well as six others. The equipment recovered…

Media report that six bodies were found near the coast of Sicily, and they are likely victims of a recent shipwreck involving migrants.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 8, 2024

Italian media reported that the Italian coast guard had recovered six bodies near the coast of Sicily. The bodies are believed to be among the 21 people who were missing after a shipwreck involving migrants earlier in the month. Italian Coast Guard said that on Wednesday…

Autopsies indicate that four victims of the Mike Lynch yacht suffocated to death.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

According to judicial sources, the initial examinations conducted on four of those who died when British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s family yacht sank in Sicily last month showed that they had suffocated as the oxygen on board the vessel ran out.

Seven migrants rescued and 21 still missing after shipwreck near Lampedusa, Italy

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 4, 2024

Italian media and U.N. officials reported on Wednesday that seven people had been rescued, and 21 were still missing after a shipwreck of migrants off the coasts of Lampedusa and the Italian island. Reports said that the survivors were Syrians…

The crew of the Mike Lynch yacht recounts its sinking off Sicily

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 1, 2024

After a tragedy that claimed the lives of Mike Lynch and six others, crew members from Mike Lynch's yacht spoke about the moment a storm submerged the vessel near Sicily. They also described their efforts to save passengers. According to Ansa…

Mike Lynch crew member tells story of being thrown in water

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 31, 2024

A crew member of Mike Lynch's yacht spoke about being thrown in the water as well as efforts to save passengers when a storm submerged the vessel near Sicily last month. The British tech tycoon was also killed, along with six others. According to Italian news agency Ansa…

Captain of Mike Lynch’s yacht departs Sicily by private jet

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 29, 2024

Mike Lynch and six others were killed 10 days ago when his yacht sank near the coast of Sicily. The captain of the yacht, Mike Lynch, flew out from Palermo. James Cutfield, a New Zealander, left the capital of Sicily on a private plane, according to a source in the investigation.

Migration agency reports 13 dead after boat capsizes off Yemen

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 25, 2024

The International Organization for Migration said that 13 people were killed and 14 are still missing after a boat capsized near Yemen on Tuesday. IOM reported that the boat carrying 25 Ethiopians, two Yemenis and two Yemenis was sailing off the coast in Yemen's Taiz Governorate, southwest.

Italian prosecutor opens manslaughter investigation in Lynch Yacht Sinking

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 24, 2024

A prosecutor in Italy has launched a manslaughter probe into the death of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, and six others who died when a luxury boat sank near Sicily last week. Ambrogio Cartosio is the head of the public prosecutor’s office in Termini Imerese.

Greek coastguard shoots at migrant boat and kills one

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 23, 2024

Authorities said that a 39-year old migrant died after the Greek Coastguard opened fire at a vessel transporting migrants near the island of Symi, in the eastern Aegean. The coastguard stated that the man "probably died from a bullet". It also…
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