Eight passengers, including two Australians and six Americans, were left stranded on the island of Sao Tome in Central Africa after missing the boarding time back to their Norwegian Cruise Line ship. The group was denied re-entry despite a Coast Guard's assistance. The passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, faced challenges trying to catch up with their ship in Senegal after being left penniless and without their belongings. Norwegian Cruise Line plans to reimburse their travel costs from Banjul, Gambia to Dakar, Senegal.
Six American cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman, and two Australians were stranded on the island of Sao Tome, a Central African island nearly 6,000 miles from their home, after Norwegian Cruise Line left them without their belongings. The group, who were eight days into a 21-day cruise, missed the all-aboard time despite being anchored near the island. The U.S. passengers, including elderly individuals and a pregnant woman, faced challenges without access to necessary medication and assistance.
Survivors from a deflating rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea reported that at least 60 people who departed Libya with them a week ago died during the journey. Two unconscious individuals were evacuated by the Italian military for treatment, while the remaining 23 survivors suffered from exhaustion, dehydration, and burns from fuel. The group included women, children, and men from Senegal, Mali, and The Gambia. The UN International Organisation for Migration noted 227 deaths on the central Mediterranean route in 2021, out of a total of 279 deaths in the Mediterranean since January 1.
The Moroccan navy intercepted 141 people, all from sub-Saharan Africa, trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean towards Spain's Canary Islands. The migrants likely departed from Mauritania, Morocco's southern neighbor. This interception, the largest reported by Moroccan authorities this year, highlights the spike in migration from West Africa to the Canary Islands. Spain has seen a significant increase in migrant arrivals, with 11,704 reaching the Canaries by mid-February, mainly departing from Mauritania. The Canary Islands are approximately 62 miles from Morocco's coast, but migrants often launch from countries like Gambia for the perilous journey.
Security forces in Senegal have killed at least three people, including a 16-year-old boy, during protests in recent days denouncing the president's decision to delay elections. The protests took place in the capital, Dakar, as well as in Saint-Louis and Ziguinchor. The government has cut access to mobile internet services due to circulating 'hateful and subversive' messages. The United Nations has expressed deep concern and called for independent investigations into the killings. Senegal's president has proposed a national dialogue, but tensions remain high in the country.
Authorities in Rome have arrested 14 migrants from nine countries for their alleged involvement in unrest at a repatriation center following the death of a migrant from Guinea. The migrants set mattresses on fire, threw objects at law enforcement personnel, and destroyed personal items and video cameras. Tear gas was used to calm the situation, and three officers were injured. The suspects come from Morocco, Pakistan, Guinea, Cuba, Chile, Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, and Gambia. Lawmaker Riccardo Magi called for the closure of such centers, stating that they are "black holes for rights and humanity."
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), also known in short as Norwegian, is an American cruise line founded in Norway in 1966, incorporated in Bermuda and headquartered in Miami. It is the fourth-largest cruise line in the world by passengers, controlling about 8.6% of the total worldwide share of the cruise market by passengers as of 2021. It is wholly owned by parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is a holding company that is domiciled in Bermuda and based in the United States. It operates three cruise lines as wholly owned subsidiaries: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. With its subsidiaries combined, it is the third-largest cruise operator in the world. It is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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