State Visit – Pope Francis at Gozo – 02.04.2022
Malta welcomed His Holiness Pope Francis during his Apostolic visit to the country from Saturday 2nd April to Sunday 3rd April of which on Saturday 2nd April he visited the sister island of Gozo. The island of Gozo was wearing Holy Week dress and Vatican City Flags mounted on road roundabouts, balconies, roof flagpoles etc […]
Virtu Ferries – Applies for licence to operate Malta – Gozo fast ferry – March 2021.
On Monday 8th March, 2021 Virtu Ferries has applied for a licence to be able to provide a fast ferry service between Malta and Gozo after Transport Minister Ian Borg said that multiple ferry operators will be able to provide a fast service between Malta and Gozo by June on Friday 26th February, 2021. The […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – 57 rescued men transferred to short sea ferry boat EUROPA II at OPL Malta – 30.04.2020
The saga of the human trafficking continues – 57 immigrants all males and in good healthy conditions that were stranded in a dinghy in Malta’s SAR Area were rescued by the Libyan fishing vessel DAR AL SALAM 1 between Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29 th April. Following a rescue operation coordinated by the Maltese government […]
Coronavirus – Non Essential crossing between Malta and Gozo stopped & Updated Gozo Channel Schedule – 03.04.2020
All travel between Malta and Gozo, except for specific reasons, has been restricted in a bid to prevent Covid-19 from spreading further. Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri said on Tuesday 31st March, 2020 that all travel between the two islands would be prohibited unless for specific purposes. KERCEM at Gozo All passengers boarding the Gozo Channel at Ċirkewwa, Malta or Mġarr, Gozo […]
Cruise Liner News – MSC OPERA denied entry to Malta – 06.03.2020
The Government of Malta and MSC Cruises have reached a mutual agreement that the cruise liner MSC OPERA will not enter Valletta, Malta’s port, according to a government statement. The government also said in a statement that “this decision has been taken following public alarm raised by misleading information given by a local media outlet […]
Malta Naval Visits – ITS SPICA P 403 – 14-16.02.2020
The 1991 commissioned offshore patrol vessel of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana) ITS SPICA P 403 paid a diplomatic visit to Malta during February 2020 with Commanding Officer LT (N) Peppino Sambiagio. She entered Valletta on Friday 14th February, 2020 at 0726 hrs assisted by 2 tugs LIENI and ST. ANGELO and berthed Port […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – 28 Years ago – 675 Albanian Refugees at Malta – 08.08.1991
On Thursday 8th August 1991, an estimated of 10,000 Albanian nationals aboard several ships forced their way into the port of Bari in the south east of Italy and approximately 1,000 into the port of Otranto.. Things were changing in Albania in 1991 and not for the better. Elections left the communist backed Labour Party […]
Defend Europe Ship C STAR will not be granted permission by Maltese authorities. Image of SUUNTA now renamed C STAR entering Valletta,Malta back to 16th November 2012 – www.maltashipphotos.com A controversial anti-migrant ship, currently anchored outside territorial waters (otw), will be refused entry into the island if permission is requested. The ship, the C STAR […]
