Hundreds of migrants on crippled ship off Crete

News sources from Greece and elsewhere reported on the 25-26 November 2014 that one of the largest refugee boatloads bound for Europe was headed for the island of Crete. The freighter Baris, carrying 700 people thought to be from Syria and Afghanistan, had broken down and was being towed by a Greek frigate. It was unclear which Mediterranean location had been the departure point for the ship.

• Primary Source

Deutsche Welle, 26.11.14: Greece island of Crete awaits 700 boat migrants to EU http://dw.de/p/1DuFQ

ESO: Background information: Migrants in the Mediterranean: Europe's new disappeared http://www.europeansources.info/record/migrants-in-the-mediterranean-europes-new-disappeared/

EurActiv, 25.11.14: Stop Mediterranean becoming vast migrant cemetery, Pope tells Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/med-south/stop-mediterranean-becoming-vast-migrant-cemetery-pope-tells-europe-310323

ESO: Background information: UK axes support for Mediterranean migrant rescue operation http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-axes-support-for-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-operation/

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