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Would-be immigrants sit on the deck of an Armed Forces of Malta ship after being transferred from a trawler in Malta
31 May 2007
Source: Reuters
 
Would-be immigrants sit on the deck of an Armed Forces of Malta ship after being transferred from a trawler, around 80 nautical miles south of Malta, May 31, 2007. Twenty-seven would-be immigrants, believed to all be from Somalia, were rescued by the Sicilian trawler "Esaco" when their boat capsized as they attempted to reach European soil from Africa, authorities said.
REUTERS/DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI


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The body of a would-be immigrant is lowered off an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat onto the quay at the Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour June 30, 2007. Twenty would-be immigrants were rescued by an Icelandic trawler, the "Eyborg", when their boat capsized some 70 nautical miles north of Libya while on their way to reach European soil from Africa. Up to ten other immigrants are believed to have drowned when the boat capsized, an army spokesman said.



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