May 18 Michel Cousins

Coastguard rescues over 500 off Sabratha and Garabulli

By Libya Herald reporter. Tripoli, 18 May 2017:Over 500 migrants whose boats were in difficulty were rescued this morning in two separate operations b...

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Coast guard arrests two tankers on suspicion of fuel smuggling
Apr 29 Michel Cousins

Coast guard arrests two tankers on suspicion of fuel smuggling

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 29 April 2017:The Libyan coastguard has arrested two tankers suspected of smuggling petroleum products following a gun battle w...

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Apr 26 Nigel Ash

Russia says Libya has freed five of its sailors seized off Zawia

By Moutaz Ali. The Russian cargo ship MV Merle (Photo: MarineTraffic.com)Tripoli, 26 April 2017:Most of the Russian sailors arrested aboard their carg...

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Military operation launched to target fuel smugglers operating at sea
Apr 7 Michel Cousins

Military operation launched to target fuel smugglers operating at sea

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 7 April 2017:The Fuel Crisis Committee, originally established by Tripoli municipal council in 2015 to find solutions to the sh...

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Turkish tanker grabbed in Zuwara, possible unpaid debt
Mar 2 Nigel Ash

Turkish tanker grabbed in Zuwara, possible unpaid debt

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 2 March 2017:A small Turkish tanker has been seized by armed men in Zuwara and the eleven crew members taken prison...

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Korean car carrier freed
Feb 22 Michel Cousins

Korean car carrier freed

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 22 February 2017:The South Korean car carrier, Morning Compass, seized by the Libyan Navy in water off the east of t...

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Feb 19 Nigel Ash

NGOs' migrant rescue role comes under Italian spotlight

By Alessandra Bocchi. A typical dangerously-overcrowded migrant boat (File photo)Tunis, 19 February 2017:Italy is looking more closely at the role of...

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Navy seizes South Korean ship, claims it was in military exclusion zone
Feb 19 Michel Cousins

Navy seizes South Korean ship, claims it was in military exclusion zone

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 19 February 2017:The Libyan navy has arrested a South Korean car carrier heading to Misrata, claiming it ignored a...

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Feb 16 Michel Cousins

Italy completes training of first batch of Libyan coastguards

By Alessandra Bocchi,Tunis, 16 February 2017:The first batch of Libyan coastguards being trained aboard the Italian naval vessel San Giorgio have now...

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Feb 14 Nigel Ash

Send migrants home within a week says navy spokesman

By Alessandra Bocchi. Navy spokesman Ayoub Omar Qassem wants migrants sent straight home (Photo: Navy)Tunis, 14 February 2017:Italy should deport newl...

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