Migrant shipwreck in Italy kills at least 59, including 12 children
Rome, ItalyReuters At least 59 people died, including 12 children, when a wooden sailing boat carrying migrants to Europe crashed against rocks near the southern Italian coast early on Sunday, authorities said. The vessel, which sailed from Turkey and was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, sank in rough seas before dawn […]
Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted
Ma’agan Michael, Israel Reuters An ancient shipwreck found off the shore of Israel and loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean shows that traders from the West still came to port even after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land, researchers say. A surprise storm? An inexperienced captain? Whatever the reason, the merchant ship […]
Ten years on, Costa Concordia shipwreck still haunts survivors, islanders
Giglio, Italy Reuters Ester Percossi can still hear the screams, feel the cold and see the terror in people’s eyes. She is one of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia, the luxury cruise liner that capsized after hitting rocks just off the coast of the small Italian island of Giglio on 13th […]
Pope Francis again appeals for governments to act Mediterranean migrant crisis following “worst” shipwreck this year
Pope Francis has again appealed to the international community to act “promptly” and “decisively” to avoid further tragedies involving would-be migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe. His comments follow news last week that up to 150 people are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of […]
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: MALTESE HOSPITALITY
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, looks at what happened after Paul and the shipwrecked crew arrived in Malta…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: ALL ARE SAFE; NONE ESCAPE
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, looks at events surrounding what happened the ship Paul was on was wrecked…