via Exploring Refugees and Migration 4 January 2015 “These events underscore the need for decisive and coordinated EU-wide action. Smugglers are finding new routes to Europe and are employing new methods in order to exploit desperate people who are trying to escape conflict and war.” “We need to take action against these ruthless, criminal organisations,” Avramopoulos said. On Friday, a ship carrying 450 asylum-seekers – mostly Syrians - was rescued by Italian authorities after it was abandoned by its crew in rough seas, forcing the Italian authorities to prevent a humanitarian disaster. The Sierra Leone-flagged Ezadeen had been drifting without power 40 power nautical miles off the coast after it had been put on a collision course in what was described as a new strategy by human traffickers.
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