2014 Libya migrant shipwreck

For another migrant shipwreck in September 2014, see 2014 Malta migrant shipwreck.

On 15 September 2014, a ship sank off the Libya coast with up to 250 refugees on board. More than 200 people are believed to have drowned.^[1] 36 people have been rescued and were taken to a hospital.^[2]

References

↑ "More than 200 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast". The Daily Telegraph. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ Up to 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

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Timeline of the European migrant crisis

Refugees and immigration	Afghan refugees Kurdish refugees Syrian refugees Libyan refugees Iraqi refugees Assyrian refugees Sudanese refugees Immigration to Europe Immigration to Italy Immigration to Greece African immigration to Europe

Migrant vehicle incidents	Lampedusa shipwreck (October 2013) Blue Sky M incident (December 2014) Ezadeen incident (January 2015) Death of Alan Kurdi (September 2015) 2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck (September 2016) List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea List of migrant vehicle incidents in Europe

Maritime operations	Operation Poseidon (EU, 2006–2015) Operation Hermes (EU, 2011–2013) Operation Mare Nostrum (Italy, 2013–2014) Operation Triton (EU, 2014–present) EUNAVFOR Med (Operation Sophia) (EU, 2015–present) Operation Poseidon Rapid Intervention (EU, 2015–present)

Migrant camps	Lampedusa immigrant reception center Migrants around Calais Calais Jungle Calais migrant crisis

Border barriers	Austrian border barrier Bulgarian border barrier Ceuta border fence Calais border barrier Hungarian border barrier Macedonian border barrier Melilla border fence Norway–Russia border barrier Slovenian border barrier

Related events	Geldermalsen riot (Dec 2015) Corsican protests (Dec 2015) New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany (Jan 2016) Death of Alexandra Mezher (Jan 2016) Hungarian migrant quota referendum (Oct 2016)

Related articles	Asylum in the European Union European Asylum Curriculum (EAC) European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Asylum shopping Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Dublin Regulation Eurodac European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) Fire at Sea Frontex (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders European Border and Coast Guard Fortress Europe Schengen Agreement Schengen Information System (SIS) Valletta Summit on Migration

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2014 Libya migrant shipwreck

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