Overview

• The boat capsized late on August 13 after departing Libya with an estimated 92 to 97 people on board, according to survivor accounts.
• Authorities and UNHCR have recovered 20 bodies and are searching for as many as 20 migrants still missing.
• UNHCR spokesman Filippo Ungaro said around 60 survivors were taken to a reception center in Lampedusa for registration and care.
• Initial Ansa agency reports suggested 70 to 80 survivors before UNHCR’s revised count highlighted discrepancies in early figures.
• Before this incident, UNHCR data recorded at least 675 deaths on the central Mediterranean route in 2025.