1: ( CNN ) On October 31 , 2014 , the Italian government announced the end of  Mare Nostrum  -- a naval mission that rescued would-be migrants in peril as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to seek security and a new life in Europe . 2: In the operation 's year-long existence , the Italian Navy and Coastguard had rescued an estimated 100,000 people . 3: Italian Navy 's  Mare Nostrum  mission to rescue would-be migrants in peril rescued an estimated 100,000 people .
1: Mare Nostrum '' -- a naval mission that rescued would-be migrants in peril as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to seek security and a new life in Europe 2: the operation 3: Italian Navy 's `` Mare Nostrum '' mission to rescue would-be migrants in peril