52 results for "Triton"
2014-12-24
Winter used to bring some respite for those agencies responsible for controlling Europe’s long Mediterranean borders. For each of the last ten years, irregular migration has slowed or even stopped in the run-up to Christmas, with the people smugglers largely confined to port by the rough seas. Not any more, it seems. Since the launch on November 1st of Operation Triton, the Frontex-coordinated mission in the central Mediterranean, some 11,400 migrants have been rescued, about 10,000 of them in ...
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2015-02-16
Since Friday, February 13, most of the vessels and planes deployed in joint operation Triton have been taking part in the rescue efforts that so far have helped save more than 3,000 migrants who departed from Libya.The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, responsible for coordination of search and rescue (SAR), directed Frontex-coordinated boats and aircraft to assist in more than 20 separate incidents this weekend. While more than 2000 rescued migrants have already been disembarked in ...
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2015-12-04
Italian Guardia di Finanza vessels taking part in the Frontex-coordinated Operation Triton intercepted a cargo ship Munzur carrying 13 tonnes of hashish north of Italy’s Pantelleria Island on Wednesday. The 80-metre cargo ship, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was being monitored by Italian authorities with the support of the Eurosur Fusion Services provided by Frontex.During an inspection, Guardia di Finanza officers found some 500 packages of hashish aboard Munzur with a combined weight of ...
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2014-10-13
Frontex has received offers of technical equipment and border guards from 15 EU Member States.The agency foresees a monthly deployment of two ocean patrol vessels, two coastal patrol vessels, two coastal patrol boats, two aircrafts and a helicopter.”Considering the vast operational area, aerial surveillance will play a key role allowing for early detection” said the Executive Director of Frontex Gil Arias Fernandez. Frontex will operate under the command and control of the Italian authorities ...
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2017-04-28
Search and Resuce by Belgian Godetia. The aim of the joint operation was the implementation of coordinated operational such as combating people’s smuggling networks, trafficking of human beings and other cross-border crimes.
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2017-04-27
The aim of the operation was to implement coordinated operational activities at the external sea borders of the Central Mediterranean region in order to control irregular migration flows towards the territory of the Member State of the EU and to tackle cross border crime.
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2017-04-30
Search and Rescue by Norwegian Siem Pilot.The aim of the operation was to implement coordinated operational activities at the external sea borders of the Central Mediterranean region in order to control irregular migration flows towards the territory of the Member State of the EU and to tackle cross border crime.
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2017-07-21
The aim of the operation was to provide increased technical and operational assistance to Italy regarding the control of the external borders, by the coordination of operational activities at the external sea borders to control irregular migration flows, to tackle cross border crime and to enhance European cooperation on coast guard functions.
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2015-04-23
Frontex welcomed on Thursday the announcement by the European Council that it would triple the funding for operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The agency also thanks EU member states for their pledges to provide additional vessels and aircraft to help avoid future tragedies at sea. “I am glad to say that the number of pledged assets surpassed our expectations. These assets will contribute to the significant expansion of our operations in the Mediterranean Sea. We will increase our efforts to ...
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2015-09-15
Italian authorities in Catania, Sicily, have launched an investigation into the disappearance of a sailor who was taking part in Operation Triton aboard Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot.Benjamin Olafsson, 23, was last seen on Monday at 3.30 am in Catania, where Siem Pilot is docked.Italian police are conducting a search on land and sea in close cooperation with the Norwegian police officers aboard Siem Pilot and the Norwegian National Criminal Investigation Service."Frontex, which coordinates ...
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