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2014 Malta migrant shipwreck

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On 15 September 2014, it was announced by the International Organization for Migration that a ship sank off the Malta coast, killing around 500 migrants. There were nine survivors. The passengers on board were from Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Sudan. The ship left Damietta, Egypt, on September 6 and sank five days later on September 11. Two Palestinian survivors of the wreck accuse the traffickers of intentionally sinking the vessel after the refugees would not agree to transfer to a different ship.

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  1. "More than 200 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast". The Daily Telegraph. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. "Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM". BBC News. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Over 500 migrants feared dead after human traffickers 'deliberately sank the boat'". Russia Today. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. "500 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks Off Malta". NBC. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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