US Osprey Military Aircraft Crashes Into Sea Near Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan

 A US's Osprey tiltrotor military aircraft with eight people on board has crashed into the sea near the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, media reported on Wednesday, citing the Japan Coast Guard.

Nine migrants rescued, dozens missing after boat sinks off Greek island

Greece rescued nine migrants and was searching for dozens of others believed to be missing after their boat sank off the island of Evia early on Tuesday, the coast guard said.

Taiwan coast guard shoots and wounds two Chinese fishermen, seizes vessel

Taiwan's coast guard said Saturday its officers shot and wounded two Chinese fishermen, and arrested another five over trespassing into Taiwanese waters near the Penghu archipelago, the latest incident to take place at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei.

European Border and Coast Guard to launch in mid-October

The Council of the European Union (EU), representing member states, on Wednesday ratified the creation of a European Border and Coast Guard.

Argentine FM hopes sinking of Chinese boat does not harm relations

Argentina's Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra on Friday expressed the hope that a clash between an Argentine coast guard vessel and a Chinese fishing boat would not impact bilateral ties.

Más de 20 migrantes se ahogan en su viaje a Grecia

Funcionarios marítimos griegos dicen que por lo menos 15 cuerpos han sido recuperados en dos hundimientos separados de botes cerca de islas de Grecia el viernes, mientras la ola de emigrantes continúa tratando de llegar a Europa en busca de refugio.

Greek coast guard confronts Turkish smuggler with dead migrant bodies

The Greek coast guard has confronted a Turkish human smuggler with the dead bodies of three migrant children who were in his capsized boat “as a lesson,” while charging the trafficker with 120 years of imprisonment.

At Least 46 Dead, 100 Injured in Blast at Libyan Military Training Camp

A truck carrying explosives crashed into Libyan a military training camp, causing a blast which killed at least 46 people and left 100 injured.

Turkey to set up comprehensive border protection unit

The Turkish government is going to set up new comprehensive border security unit encompassing territorial security, coast guard and customs security, the Turkish interior minister has said.

Refugee Influx in Greece Nears 108,000 in August

The number of refugees picked up after coming ashore in Greece neared 108,000 in August alone, the Greek Coast Guard said.

419 evacuated from burning ferry keeping drifting to Albania (5 dead bodies, one yesterday and 4 today)

The number of passengers evacuated from a burning ferry Norman Atlantic has reached 419, Italian coordinators of the rescue operation in the southern part of the Adriatic Sea said.
83 passengers remain on board a ship in distress which keeps drifting to Albania’s coast.

Norman Atlantic: Some 150 Passengers Evacuated After Ferry Catches Fire Off Greek Coast

Some 150 people were evacuated after an Italian ferry Norman Atlantic with 466 people on board caught fire off the Greek coast, Hellenic Coast Guard told RIA Novosti Sunday.

Greek, Turkish navies play cat-and-mouse on Aegean

Greek and Turkish navies experienced tension on the Aegean Sea on Nov. 12, after a Greek coastguard boat harassed Turkish fishers inside Turkish territorial waters.

Boat driven by 15-year-old Turkish "captain" carrying 11 Afghans seized in Aegean Sea

Less than a week after a migrant boat disaster off of Istanbul’s coast, the Turkish Coast Guard seized a boat off the shores of the Aegean port of Bodrum carrying 11 Afghan refugees to the Greek island of Kos late on Nov. 5.

The “captain” driving the boat was only a 15-years-old boy, while another young man helping him was 17 years old, officials have said, adding that both were Turkish nationals.

The migrants who took the risky sea route on the 5-meter-long boat included four children and a woman who is eight-months pregnant.

22 dead, 12 missing after boat with migrants capsize off Greek island

Twenty-two undocumented immigrants, among them three children, drowned and a dozen were still missing on Monday, after the capsize of a sail boat off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, according to Greek Coast Guard officials.

The number of casualties has risen dramatically over the past hour, as the Coast Guard tugged the capsized boat to the port and recovered several bodies of people who had been trapped inside, according to local officials and journalists.

Ship with 190 people runs aground off Greek island, no injuries

A ferry ship with 190 passengers on board ran aground off Santorini island in the Aegean Sea early Saturday, the Greek Coast Guard said.

There were no injuries or water on the Greek ship "Prevelis," which eventually reached the port.

The accident might have been caused by a loss of power, according to preliminary reports. Divers checked the extent of damage before it sailed to the port.

Greek coastguard rescues 85 migrants in Aegean Sea

Greece's coastguard on Jan. 2 rescued a group of 85 undocumented migrants including women and children from a sailing ship in the southeastern Aegean Sea, officials said.

"The migrants are currently being transferred to other vessels and will be taken to the island of Astypalaia," a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP.

The island of Astypalaia lies at almost 100 kilometers from the Turkish coast. Refugee traffic has soared over the past year because of the ongoing war in Syria. Arrivals to Greece by sea have increased with the refugee flow who board on boats from Turkey's southern coast to reach one of Greece's islands. 

Greek coastguard holds suspect ship carrying arms.

ATHENS - Greek authorities have detained a cargo ship carrying large quantities of weapons and ammunition, the country's coastguard said on Friday.

The vessel was lacking proper UN documents for arms shipments in conflict zones and the size of its cargo appeared to be larger than indicated on its loading documents, a coastguard official said on condition of anonymity.

He did not give further details.