Blue Sky M incident

MV Blue Sky M.

The Blue Sky M incident is a maritime incident which took place on 30–31 December 2014 in the Ionian Sea, when a cargo vessel carrying many migrants from Syria and neighbouring states was abandoned by its crew. The Moldovan-flagged MV Blue Sky M had left Korfez, Turkey heading for Rijeka in Croatia.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Sky M cargo ship was laden with almost 1,000 migrants, no crew – and was programmed to crash into the Italian coast". The Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Distress call from ship with 600 passengers because of 'armed men' on board near Corfu". The Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hundreds rescued from cargo ship abandoned in Greek waters". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cargo ship carrying '700 migrants' docks in Italy". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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