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Italy to Limit Large Cruise Ship Traffic In Venice
A flashmob organized by the Cruise Venice Committee welcomes the arrival of the Carnival Legend and toasts the beginning of the new cruise season in the lagoon, May 2013. See HERE for story ROME, Nov 5...
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Indian Government Given One Week to Decide Fate of Enrica Lexie Marines
Italian Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone were part of a security detail onboard the Enrica Lexie, pictured here, when they shot and killed two Indian fisherman mistaken for pirates. By...
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PHOTOS: Pilot Boat Goes Up in Flames
A pilot boat went up in flames yesterday while moored at the port of Fiumicino, Italy, and it was all captured on camera. A investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched by the...
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Italy Rescues 5,200 Boat Migrants Since Thursday
By Steve Scherer ROME, June 8 (Reuters) – Italy has rescued about 5,200 men, women and children and recovered three dead bodies from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea since early Thursday....
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Costa Concordia Refloating Phase Detailed
The cruise liner Costa Concordia is seen outside Giglio harbour February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Update: The Costa Concordia refloating phase has been set to begin Monday, July 14, 2014....
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Italian Government to Ban Large Cruise Ships from Venice Lagoon
The Costa Favolosa cruise ship is seen in Venice lagoon in this June 16, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/Files ROME (Reuters) – Big cruise ships will be barred from Venice’s Saint Mark’s...
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EU to Launch Mission to Help Italy Cope With Boat Migrants
By Julia Fioretti and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Wednesday it would launch an EU version of Italy’s sea rescue operation to help it deal with the...
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Ailing Enrica Lexie Marine to Return to Italy for Medical Treatment
Massimiliano Lattore was part of a government assigned security detail aboard the Enrica Lexie when the shooting occurred. Photo: Wikimedia Commons NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Indian government...
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Italy to End Migrant Rescue Operation in Mediterranean
Italian Coast Guard and Guardia di Finanza vessels gather at the spot where 366 migrants perished in the Lampedusa migrant boat disaster, during a commemoration ceremony off the Italian island of...
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Two Drown, Four Missing After Ships Collide Off Italy
MV Gokbel. File photo (c) MarineTraffic.com/DMG ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Two people drowned and four were missing at sea and feared dead after two merchant ships collided in rough seas off the Italian...
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Italian Coast Guard, Merchant Ships Rescuing At Least 1,000 Boat Migrants
Migrants stand on the “Fiorillo” Coast Guard vessel as they arrive at the Porto Empedocle harbour February 14, 2015. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello ROME, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Italy’s coast guard went to the...
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Italy May Have Found the Migrant Boat that Sank Last Month Killing Hundreds
File photo shows a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: TORM A/S ROME, May 7 (Reuters) – Italy’s navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last...
View ArticleU.S. Investment Funds Target Italian Shipping Debt Deals
By Pamela Barbaglia and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Distressed debt investors are looking to buy shipping loans from Italian banks, encouraged by legal and regulatory changes that could...
View ArticleEnrica Lexie Update: Maritime Tribunal Rejects Italy’s Plea for Release of...
HAMBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) – An international maritime tribunal on Monday rejected Italy’s request that India provisionally release two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen, a setback for...
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WATCH: Daring Rescue Caught on Camera
This rescue was carried out by the Italian Coast Guard off the coast of Sicily this week after the Master of the vessel apparently lost consciousness during rough weather. According to the Italian...
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More Than 20 Tons of Hashish Found Stashed Inside Cargo Ship in Italy
Italian authorities have seized more than 20 tons of hashish hidden inside the hull of a general cargo ship at the port of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has announced. The drugs...
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WATCH: Fire Engulfs Tug and Barge Off Italy
Video published by the Italian Coast Guard shows firefighting efforts after a articulated tug and barge caught fire off the coast of Italy. The fire occurred Friday off Gioia Tauro, Italy as the tug...
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MSC Master in Hot Water Over Alleged Drug Trafficking
The Master of an MSC containership is being accused of international drug trafficking after authorities in Italy unveiled a complex scheme to offload drugs at sea so they can be smuggled into Europe....
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Italy Heightens Security Level at Tourist Ports
ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning intensified controls of people and vehicles during the height of the...
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WATCH: Evacuation Of High End Luxury Cruise Ship In Italy
The Sea Dream I, a luxury cruise ship operated by SeaDream Yacht Club, suddenly caught fire Thursday with 166 people aboard while the ship was off the coast of Calabria, in southern Italy. The...
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