The Mediterranean remains the primary gateway to Europe for refugees and migrants—and one of the deadliest. In 2025 alone, more than 146,000 people attempted sea crossings to Europe. During the same ...

Throughout history, the world’s oceans, lakes, and seas have claimed countless ships, leaving behind stories of tragedy, mystery, and discovery. Some bodies of water are especially notorious for the ...

IOM urges stronger action against smuggling networks, reinforced search and rescue efforts in 'deadliest migration corridor ...

The disaster is feared to have killed up to 800 people, making it one of the deadliest shipwrecks in decades of seaborne migration from North Africa towards Europe. Italy has begun raising the wreck ...

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) -A Greek prosecutor has extended charges to four more senior coast guard officers over one of the Mediterranean's deadliest accidents, a 2023 shipwreck in which ...

Based on the reverence the Titanic has in public consciousness, you would think that it was the worst shipwreck of all time. In reality, there was a shipwreck 30 years later that made the Titanic look ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the continued loss of life in the Aegean Sea. In the latest incident, on 27 October, four people drowned and 31 were rescued following a shipwreck ...