ANCHORAGE – Tuesday Governor Bill Walker joined other U.S. governors in a briefing with officials from the White House, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. State Department to learn about policies and procedures related to admitting Syrian refugees into the United States. The call was coordinated with the National Governors Association in an effort to […]
For the second time in a week, the Italian Coast Guard has taken control of a vessel carrying refugees from Syria in Italian waters after the crew has abandoned the wheelhouse after setting course for the Italian mainland. On Friday the Italian Coast Guard reported that it had landed a helicopter aboard the Ezadeen, a 50-year-old livestock […]
The Moldavian-flagged vessel that had issued a distress signal earlier today has been taken under control by Italian officials, that country reports. The vessel was earlier suspected to have been commandeered by traffickers bringing illegal aliens to Croatia. The Italian responders took control of the vessel after finding that the crew of the vessel had abandoned […]
The country of Greece sent a navy frigate as well as a helicopter to a location off of the Greek island of Corfu after a distress signal was received earlier today. The Blue Sky M, a Moldavian-flagged cargo ship is reported to be carrying as many as 700 immigrants, the vessel was sailing from Korfez, […]