Around 130 migrants feared dead after a rubber boat capsized in stormy seas off the Libyan coast while they were attempting to reach Europe, the UN migration agency said.
- Rescue ship of SOS Mediterranee’s, Ocean Viking, and three merchant vessels went out to the site of the shipwreck where they found about 10 bodies but no survivors.
- In a statement, SOS Méditerranée said, “Today, after hours of search, our worst fear has come true.
- The crew of the Ocean Viking had to witness the devastating aftermath of the shipwreck of a rubber boat northeast of Tripoli.
- This boat had been reported in distress with around 130 people onboard on Wednesday morning,”
- According to an initial reconstruction of events, the European humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée was alerted on Tuesday by the volunteer-run Mediterranean rescue hotline Alarm Phone to the presence of three boats in distress in international waters off Libya.
In accordance with SOS Mediterranee, this year more than 350 people have died in the short stretch of sea separating Europe and Africa. Though the figure does not include the victims of the latest capsize.
so sad!!
Tragic