The Blue Sky M incident is a maritime incident which took place on 30–31 December 2014 in the Ionian Sea, when a cargo vessel carrying many migrants from Syria and neighbouring states was abandoned by its crew. The Moldovan-flagged MV Blue Sky M had left Korfez, Turkey heading for Rijeka in Croatia.
See also Ezadeen incident - a very similar incident which occurred just days later Timeline of the European migrant crisis
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