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A Nigerian migrant has told the BBC that he knew about the dangers of crossing from Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa, but was not put off the voyage.

Lampedusa migrants undeterred by deaths Jump to media player A Nigerian migrant has told the BBC that he knew about the dangers of crossing from Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa, but was not put off the voyage.

A north-east or north-west passage would cut months off the voyage to the Pacific, source of precious spices, rhubarb, silks and tea.

But only recently have companies begun to find the route profitable, as the receding polar ice cap has opened paths farther offshore — allowing larger, modern ships with deeper drafts to make the trip, trimming days off the voyage and saving fuel.

"The vessel's automatic identification system was off for the majority of the voyage," the report said, "except in busy sea lanes where such behavior could be noticed and assessed as a safety threat". Still, a 300-foot-long freighter big enough to hold 2,400 passenger cars is not easily concealed.

Most of the voyage was spent off the coast of Mexico in the Sea of Cortez, the body of water between the Baja Peninsula and Pacific Mexico famed for its marine biodiversity.

Dream passengers received a refund equivalent to three days of the voyage and 50percentt off a future cruise.

Increasing even slightly the number of refugees allowed to resettle in places like Britain, and speeding up the application process, might convince people to put off the boat voyage by another year.

He was given a medal for lifesaving at sea in the name of King George V and capped off that voyage by taking out citizenship papers, registering for the draft and enlisting in the Army all on the same day that he landed in the United States.

The 10,000-nautical-mile voyage, through the canal and back up the Pacific coast, is the second part of a journey that began July 1 in Vancouver, when the 66-foot vessel set off to recreate the voyage 58 years ago of the St. Roch, a wooden mounted-police schooner that was the first ship to traverse the Northwest Passage from west to east and the first ship to sail around North America.

Here's a luxurious — and cultured — outing if you happen to be in England on July 9. Board one of two Orient-Express Trains — the British Pullman in London or the Northern Belle in Birmingham, Coventry or Milton Keynes — start the voyage off with a Bellini, and then watch the countryside roll by while having brunch.