Casualties – 32 Souls rescued by Guardia Costiera after Gulet Fire at Lampedusa – 08.10.2023
On Sunday 8th October, 2023 the 2005 built 21 metre Turkuaz 24 Turkish Gulet TURKUAZ caught fire in Lampedusa. The flames engulfed the wooden boat while she was sailing around the island on the north coast. Under the coordination of the Coast Guard Operations Room, the vessel CP 941 UBALDO DICIOTTI with 3 other patrol […]
Casualties – Ferry COSSYRA on fire after leaving Lampedusa – 29.09.2023
On Friday 29th September, 2023 around 2340 hrs a fire broke out in the engine room on the 1980 built ITA flag and owned ferry COSSYRA, off Linosa Island whilst sailing from Lampedusa to Porto Empedocle, with 177 souls on board, including 150 passengers (83 of them were migrants) and 27 crew members. After the […]