Tag: boats
Two boats loaded with migrants disappeared at sea
Two makeshift boats carrying migrants who hoped to reach the island of Lampedusa, in Sicily, despite very rough seas, have disappeared for several days. At least 70 people may have…
Police search for missing Kees from Veenendaal with sonar boats and sniffer dogs, but without success
Kees left Ghandistraat on December 20 and has not been seen since, the police previously reported. It is not the first time that Kees has been searched for on the…
Boat rental company must convert diesel boats due to new rules: ‘Costs me a ton’
Director of the Rijnland Water Board Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland Bert de Groot can somewhat agree with this reasoning. “If you really want better water quality, you should ban everything, including…
The Water Board wants to ban motor boats on Kromme Rijn from 2025 for better water quality
The Kromme Rijn flows through nature reserves and these suffer from the many shipping movements, according to HDSR. A ban on motor boats is also safer for the large number…
Immigration: Italy fails to reduce arrivals of illegal boats
The agreement between the European Union and Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, signed in July 2023 to curb the flow of migrants to Italy, is not working. Added to this failure…
Green light from the EU Parliament for new rules on fishing: greater controls on boats
(Finance) – The European Parliament has approved the new regulatory measures for the control of fishing with 438 votes in favour, 146 against and 40 abstentions. According to the new…
All boats in Russian and Ukrainian end up part of the war
Published 2023-07-20 23:19 Russia threatened attacks on cargo ships. Now Ukraine responds with the same coin. From midnight, all boats in Russian and Ukrainian ports can be seen as part…
why do these cetaceans suddenly attack boats?
207 violent interactions between killer whales and sailboats were recorded last year, dozens in 2023. If some describe attacks, scientists evoke another hypothesis. Groups of killer whales attacking the hulls…
Three migrant boats are missing off the Canary Islands
Spanish coastguards are searching for three migrant boats off the Canary Islands that were reported missing by Spanish aid group Caminando Fronteras – a day after dozens of people were…
They were on their way 15 days ago! 3 boats carrying hundreds of irregular migrants disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean
Helena Maleno, spokesperson of the Spanish non-governmental organization “Caminando Fronteras” (Walking borders), which works to help immigrants, told Reuters that more than 300 irregular migrants who came from Senegal to…