Spanish coast guard rescued baby born on inflatable boat carrying migrants to the Canary Islandsauthorities announced Wednesday. The newborn was found safe and sound with his mother on Monday, the coast guard said in a statement. post on social media. They were the last to make the crossing which saw thousands drown as migrants tried … Read more
A shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast killed one tourist and injured another, authorities said Sunday, with an Italian Foreign Ministry source identifying both as Italian nationals. “Two foreigners were attacked by a shark in the northern region of Marsa Alam, which injured one and led to the death of the other,” the Egyptian … Read more
More than 40 migrants are believed to have died off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, after a lone 11-year-old survivor said the boat she was on capsized, a rescue group said Wednesday. “We assume that she is the only survivor of the shipwreck and that the other 44 people drowned,” said Compass Collectivewho participates in … Read more
Egyptian authorities said Monday they had rescued 28 people from a tourist boat that sank off the coast of the Red Sea, but that a search operation was still underway to find 16 others missing. Egypt’s Red Sea governorate initially reported that 17 people were missing, but later revised that figure to 16. The luxury … Read more
Melbourne, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released into the sea 20 days after waddling onto a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on November 1 on the sand dunes of Ocean Beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest … Read more
Italy and Norway quickly mobilized jets after Russian planes were spotted over the Baltic Sea and along the Norwegian coast on Tuesday. The Italian Air Force intercepted a Russian Coot-A aircraft over the Baltic Sea, according to NATO’s Allied Air Command. said in a post on social media. Norwegian Air Force F-35s have identified several … Read more