Feb 15 thomwestcott

Search still on for missing Air Force helicopter

Tripoli, 15 February 2014:The search is still on for an Air Force helicopter that went missing on Wednesday morning near Sidra.Military aircraft have...

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Feb 13 thomwestcott

Air Force helicopter missing after losing radio contact

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 February 2014:An Air Force helicopter, reportedly an MI-16, went missing near the eastern town of Sidra yesterday mo...

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Jan 13 thomwestcott

Abandoned migrant boat discovered off Derna coast

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 13 January 2014:An abandoned dinghy of the type often used by migrants trying to get to Europe was discovered yesterday...

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Safety at sea training boosts Coastguard skills
Nov 21 thomwestcott

Safety at sea training boosts Coastguard skills

By Tom Westcott. Members of the Libyan Coastguard practise a ‘man overboard’ rescue (Photo: Tom Westcott, Libya Herald)Tripoli, 21 November 2013:The L...

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Nov 1 thomwestcott

EU border assistance mission praises coastguard for rescuing 150 migrants

Tripoli, 1 November 2013:The EU's border assistance mission to Libya (EUBAM Libya) has praised the Libyan Naval Coastguard after it rescued 150 migran...

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Jun 21 Nigel Ash

Libyan navy joins in Maltese-Italian search and rescue exercise

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 21 June 2013:Libya naval units have taken part in a two-day search and rescue exercise organised jointly by Malta and Italy a...

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Ten Europe-bound migrants perish off Libyan coast
Nov 5 Nigel Ash

Ten Europe-bound migrants perish off Libyan coast

By Hadi Fornaji.The over-crowded sinking dinghy (Photo Armed Forces of Malta)Tripoli, 5 November Another ten African migrants drowned this weekend whe...

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Aug 16 George Grant

Refugees dying needlessly, says Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 16 August:Dozens of refugees die needlessly in the Mediterranean every year, according to a paper published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) today...

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