"The Mauritanian coast guard recovered the bodies of 89 people aboard a large ... More than 5,000 migrants died while trying ...

“The search at sea for a missing person who was on board the vessel, which later sank, is currently under way,” it said. The coast guard said it was investigating how the migrants ended in the ...

A major search and rescue operation is under way as French media cites authorities on the number of fatalities.

A mural showing discarded lifejackets has been painted on a sea wall in Kent, as a charity aims to raise awareness of migrants losing their lives at sea. The painting, in Ramsgate, was created by ...

Twenty-five migrants have been killed ... and spent seven days at sea before the boat capsized on 22 July. Fifteen were confirmed dead when the coastguard arrived, while 10 others were admitted ...

"The search at sea for a missing person who was on board the vessel, which later sank, is currently under way," it said. The coastguard said it was investigating how the migrants ended in the water as ...

The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen people dead or missing ... Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, while the 14 others ...

So are there laws around helping out migrants who get into difficulty at sea, and how are they meant to be applied? International maritime rules are clear that vessels at sea have a duty to rescue ...