Mediterranean Sea

Volunteers in the sky seek out migrants crossing …

Migrants navigate on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and the Italian island of Lampedusa, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, as seen from aboard the humanitarian aircraft Seabird. At least 23,000 people have died or disappeared trying to reach Europe since 2014, according to the United Nations' migration agency. Despite the risks, many migrants say they'd rather die trying to reach Europe than be returned to Libya. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)

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Mayo provides miracle for endangered turtles affected …

A 6- month- old green sea turtle is cleaned from tar after an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea, at Israel's Sea Turtle Rescue Center, in Michmoret, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Only six sea turtles were rescued and survived after a disastrous oil spill that has blackened most of the country's shoreline and reached beaches of neighboring Lebanon. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Former O.C. lawyer, 62, sentenced to life in prison for …

Lonnie Loren Kocontes is shown in a photo provided to the Los Angeles Times by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office at the time of the defendant's arrest in 2013.

1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after passengers take …

Vacationers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean countries line up with their suitcases at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport to be immediately tested for COVID-19, Sunday, Aug.16, 2020. Italy's health minister issued an ordinance requiring the tests for all travelers arriving in Italy from Croatia, Greece, Malta or Spain. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

40 Migrants Missing or Presumed Drowned After Boat Capsizes …

Rescued migrants sit in a coast guard point in Khoms, some 60 miles from the Libyan capital of Tripoli, on Aug. 27, 2019, after they were saved off the coast of the Libyan city. (Credit: MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia Intercepts U.S. Aircraft Flying Over Mediterranean …

A Russian aircraft intercepted a US aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea three times in just under three hours Tuesday, according to the US 6th Fleet. (Credit: NORAD/Handout)

Migrants Hijack Merchant Ship That Rescued Them in Waters …

A small wooden boat used by migrants to cross the Mediterranean Sea is abandoned after a rescue operation on November 3, 2016, off the Libyan coast. (Credit: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Nearly 350 Migrants Stranded on Boats in Mediterranean …

A group of migrants arrive on board a Spanish coast guard vessel at the southern Spanish port of Malaga on Jan. 13, 2018. (Credit: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)

More Than 200 People Drown in 2 Days Trying to Cross …

Aquarius rescue ship carrying migrants arrives at the Port of Valencia on June 17, 2018 in Valencia, Spain. (Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

26 Dead Teenage Girls, Believed to Be Migrants, Found …

The bodies of 26 young migrants arrive at the Italian port town of Salerno on Nov. 5, 2017. (Credit: LightRocket via Getty Images via CNN)

Woman Gives Birth to Baby Boy on Migrant Rescue Boat …

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