Overview
- Survivors from a wooden boat that capsized in Libya’s search-and-rescue zone said the voyage left Tripoli with about 110 people, leaving roughly 80 missing on Sunday.
- The Italian Coast Guard motorboat CP327 led the rescue in Libyan waters following Sunday’s alarm, with the vessels Ievoli Grey and Saavedra Tide assisting.
- Thirty-two people were brought ashore at Molo Favarolo in Lampedusa, and crews also recovered two bodies.
- Aerial photographs taken when the distress was raised captured the wreck and people in the water, offering visual evidence of the incident.
- Initial reports named Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Egyptian nationals among those on board, highlighting how perilous Central Mediterranean routes complicate casualty counts and identification.