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NPR: couple spends millions to save immigrants
May 17, 2015
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Rescue at sea. Click here to listen to the NPR story about MOAS and the wealthy couple with a heart and social conscience.
<br>Facebook:<br>https://www.facebook.com/migrantoffshoreaidstation<br><br>Here is a story about the humanitarian efforts of this couple in English from Corriere della Sera: (Please copy and paste)<br>http://www.corriere.it/english/15_maggio_13/rescuing-migrants-with-the-phoenix-eebb4194-f95e-11e4-997b-246d7229677f.shtml </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/10016/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-post clearfix'> <div class='blog-body'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'><a href="/blog/posts/9996">Wealthy family saves immigrants' lives at sea, regularly</a></h3> <div class='blog-post-date'>May 17, 2015</div> <div class='blog-post-tags'> Tags: <a href="/blog/tags/MOAS">MOAS</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/refugees">refugees</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/immigrants">immigrants</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/ship">ship</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/Phoenix">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/save">save</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/lives">lives</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/humanitarian">humanitarian</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/wealth">wealth</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/good">good</a>, <a href="/blog/tags/people">people</a> </div> <div class='post-body' data-sbx-post-href='/blog/posts/9996'> <div class='image-block-align-right image-add-border small'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_messina_sbarca_la_nave_della_solidarieta_con_400_migranti_a_bordo-114499422/"><img sizes="(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw" srcset="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/6g7guwtqyhaxuatcyvpo97w8xmrm?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20241121%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241121T064739Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2017b7c9a7b9a7390094f9689af12999509677d218d5b8ac4a1a4dbead0ed38a 480w, https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/6g7guwtqyhaxuatcyvpo97w8xmrm?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20241121%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241121T064739Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2017b7c9a7b9a7390094f9689af12999509677d218d5b8ac4a1a4dbead0ed38a 320w" src="https://sbx-attachments-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/plmezm6jhmsogehsa9mm371hcmut?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22phoenix.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27phoenix.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6MHW4YOXXGMMU2FH%2F20241121%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241121T064739Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4cf2945d38f0547de14531249e4707239ba4e2de6919312eb07ae6a3eab45344" /></a> <div class='caption'> <a href="http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/05/16/news/a_messina_sbarca_la_nave_della_solidarieta_con_400_migranti_a_bordo-114499422/">The private rescue ship Phoenix in action in the Mediterranean</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-text'> From La Repubblica 16 May 2015 online edition:<br><br> The 120-foot ship Phoenix, working for the non-governmental organization MOAS, pulled into the port of Messina, Sicily with 405 migrants aboard.MOAS stands for Migrant Offshore Aid Station. The United States ship belongs to a wealthy couple, Regina and Christopher Catrambone, involved in a philanthropic and humanitarian mission to <a href="#" class="sbx-read-more-link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class='post-new-comment'> <a data-loads-in-ajax-modal="true" href="/blog/commentable_posts/9996/comments/new">Be the first to comment</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <aside class='column column-sidebar-02 column-last'> <div class='column-sidebar-02__content-wrap'> <div class='sb_region small_secondary_before_global'> <div class='region-contents'> </div> </div> <div class='sb_region small_secondary_global'> <div class='region-contents'> <div class='content-wrap'> <div class='content-container-wrapper'> <div class='content global-content clearfix' data-global-content-container> <div class='global_content_header_wrapper'> <div class='global_content_inner_wrapper'> <h3 class='MediumHeader'> Quick Links </h3> </div> </div> <div class='inner-contents'> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://archive.ttbook.org/book/theresa-maggio-tuna-harvest-sicily">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a> <div class='link-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">Listen now: Theresa Maggio talks with Steve Paulson about the mattanza</p></div> </div> </div> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.nobleworld.biz/images/Marino.pdf">Nebula</a> <div class='link-description'>An Italian professor interviewed me</div> </div> </div> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://sicilyinsideandout.com/2015/06/23/the-poetry-of-theresa-maggio/"> Sicily Inside and Out</a> <div class='link-description'>An interview</div> </div> </div> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://dreamofitaly.com/2004/01/01/the-dream-interview-theresa-maggio-on-sicily/">Dream of Italy</a> <div class='link-description'>The PBS show interviewed me.</div> </div> </div> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://unwillingexpat.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/the-poetry-of-theresa-maggio/">The Unwilling Expat </a> <div class='link-description'>an Australian blogger living in Sicily interviews me</div> </div> </div> <div class='content-container-wrapper edit'> <div class='move-buttons-wrapper'> </div> <div class='link-block content clearfix'> <a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.BestOfSicily.com">Best of Sicily</a> <div class='link-description'>A comprehensive site about Sicily and its culture.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='sb_region small_secondary_after_global'> <div class='region-contents'> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </section> </main> </div> <div class='sbx_wrapper_footer' id='sbx_wrapper_footer'> <footer> <div class='sb_region sb_site_copyright_region'> <div class='sb_copyright_wrapper'> <div class='footer-left'> </div> <div class='footer-right'> <ul class='social'> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <div class='modal modal-public' data-ajax-modal> <div class='modal-fade-screen'> <div class='modal-wrapper'> <div class='modal-inner'> <div data-ajax-modal-content></div> <div data-ajax-modal-loading> Loading…} </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='modal' data-image-modal> <div class='modal-fade-screen'> <div class='modal-wrapper'> <div class='modal-inner'> <i class='image-modal-close ss-icon ss-delete'></i> <img data-image-modal-content> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/theme/sitebuilder.js"></script> <script async defer src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=recaptcha_js_is_loaded&render=explicit'></script> <script> // rails path helpers aren't available here, though they // probably could be with some work $.post("/pages/9673/record_hit") </script> </div> </body> </html>
