Overview
- Libyan Red Crescent said two vessels carrying 95 people overturned off Al Khums late Thursday, confirming four deaths on Saturday.
- The first boat held 26 migrants from Bangladesh, four of whom died when the vessel went down.
- The second boat carried 69 people, including two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese, with eight children reported on board and no outcome specified.
- Rescuers from the Red Crescent, the coast guard and the Khums Port Security Agency recovered bodies and aided survivors, with remains transferred to authorities on prosecutors’ instructions.
- Earlier in the week the IOM reported 42 people missing and presumed dead near the Al Buri oilfield, contributing to more than 1,000 Central Mediterranean deaths in 2025, including over 500 off Libya.