Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 57 feared dead: United Nations
The survivors, who are from Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia, reported the vessel had stopped due to an engine problem, then capsized amid bad weather, Msehli said.
Jul 27, 2021, 01:52 AM IST
Nine dead, 22 rescued as boat carrying migrants sinks off Sicily
The UN migration agency said the boat had set sail from Tunisia and had been carrying Tunisian and west African migrants. Vessels from the coastguard and customs police had reached the vessel, which overturned in rough seas about six nautical miles from the coast of Lampedusa.
Oct 07, 2019, 16:16 PM IST
At least 29 dead after migrant boat carrying 300 capsizes off Egypt
At least 29 people have drowned on Wednesday after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the Egyptian coast, about 140 km north of Cairo.
Sep 22, 2016, 00:05 AM IST
10 drown, 150 rescued from capsized migrant boat off Egypt
At least 10 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Egyptian coast on Wednesday, with rescue teams saving at least 150 passengers, officials said.
Sep 21, 2016, 18:48 PM IST
Italy raises migrant boat`s cargo of death from the deep
Italy has begun the grisly task of raising a corpse-packed trawler from the seabed near Libya, a year after up to 800 migrants perished in the Mediterranean`s deadliest disaster since World War II.
May 12, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
18 dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey: official
The Turkish coastguard rescued 15 migrants from the boat off the coastal town of Didim in southwest Turkey.
Mar 06, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
At least 37 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Turkey
The Turkish coastguard on Saturday recovered the bodies of women and children washed up on a beach after yet another migrant boat sank while trying to reach Europe, leaving at least 37 dead.
Jan 31, 2016, 04:00 AM IST
Six migrant children die after boat sinks off western Turkey: Reports
At least six children died and eight other people rescued on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants bound for Greece capsized off Turkey's western coast near the city of Izmir, local media reported.
Dec 08, 2015, 18:47 PM IST
13 dead in migrant boat collision with ferry off Turkey: Report
At least 13 migrants died off the coast of Turkey Sunday after the inflatable dinghy carrying them to Greece collided with a ferry, Turkish media reported.
Sep 20, 2015, 16:36 PM IST
Four children missing after migrant boat sinks: Greek coastguard
Four children have gone missing after a dinghy carrying them and other migrants sank off the island of Samos on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Greek coastguard authorities said.
Sep 12, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
