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The Turkish Coast Guard rescued two Bulgarian Children on an inflatable boat in Enez
Teams of the Turkish Coast Guard rescued two Bulgarian girls, aged 7 and 9, from drowning in the bay near Enez in Edirne region, BTA reported.
The children were swimming in an inflatable boat in the sea near the shore. It had been dragged by the stormy wind into deep water and was in danger of capsizing.
Internautica boat show back after four years
Slovenia's biggest boat show, Internautica, has returned after a four-year absence, bringing to Portorož Marina what the organisers said is a flagship programme that features premieres of a number of sportsboats, yachts, sailing boats and inflatable boats.
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UK panel asks govt to scrap plan to turn back migrant boats
A U.K. parliamentary committee on Dec. 1 criticized government plans to deter migrants and refugees from trying to reach Britain in small boats, saying the measures would endanger lives without stopping dangerous journeys across the English Channel like the one that killed 27 people last week.
Health agency sending coronavirus testing teams to remote islands
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has teamed up with a nongovernment organization dedicated to improving living conditions on Greece's remote islands to bring coronavirus testing to communities that are cut off from medical facilities.
Five dead as migrant boat capsizes off Edirne
At least five people were killed when an inflatable boat carrying irregular migrants sank off Turkey's northwestern Edirne province, security sources said on Sept. 30.
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Six killed as boat en route to Lesbos capsizes
At least six people died when an inflatable boat carrying 16 people from the Turkish coast en route to the Greek Island of Lesbos capsized on July 29.
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Berlin project 'upcycles' refugee boats into bags
When Abid Ali risked his life in a rubber dinghy in 2015 as he fled Pakistan for Europe, he didn't think that three years later he would be making bags, backpacks and sneakers out of similar boats in a small workshop in Berlin.
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Migrant rescue led to tension with Turkish coast guard, sources say
Coast guard officers on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos have said that a migrant rescue officially reported as having been carried out without incident had actually involved serious tension with Turkish counterparts on Wednesday.
At least 11 migrants killed in new Aegean tragedy off Turkey
Eleven migrants drowned on March 24 after a boat carrying 22 sank off the Kuşadası-Davutlar area of the Aegean province of Aydın, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Eight migrants were rescued while efforts to rescue the other missing three were continuing.
A number of ambulances were also dispatched to the coast.
11 migrants drown off Turkey's west amid rise in boat crossings
A total of 11 Syrian migrants, including children, have drowned off Turkey's west coast after a fiber boat carrying at least 18 migrants capsized off the Aegean province of Ayd?n, while new data has shown an increase in the number of migrants crossing to Greek islands in an effort to reach European countries.