97 migrants, mostly
African nationals including three women and a child, are believed to have
perished on Wednesday, October 26th, when a rickety inflatable boat carrying
them fell apart in the Mediterranean Sea and capsized off the coast of Libya.
The migrants left
Tajoura, in western Libya, before dawn on Wednesday morning. A patrol of the
Coast Guard received an SOS call from Libyan oil tanker Anwaar Al-Khaleej
warning about an imminent drowning of an illegal immigrants' boat.
The spokesman for
the navy, Ayoub Gassim said the boat tore and began filling with water about 42
kilometres (26 miles) off Libyan coast. The Libyan coast guard rescued 29
survivor out of the 129 in the boat.
"The staff
onboard the tanker managed to save 29 immigrants while the remaining 97 ones,
including 3 women and a child, drowned."
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