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Search Continues for 40 Migrants Missing After Mediterranean Shipwreck

Six bodies have been recovered, and ten survivors are receiving care after a dinghy carrying 56 migrants capsized near Lampedusa.

The Sea Eye 4 ship carries 41 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea during the joint mission between Sea Eye, Sea Watch, and Mediterranea Saving Humans and arrives in the port of Naples, Italy, on Tuesday morning. Activists from the Mediterranea Saving Humans organization, including president Laura Marmorale and mission leader Luca Casarini, welcome the ship on the quay. (Photo by Paolo Manzo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Survivors were picked up by the Italian coastguard. Pictured, another rescue in 2023
The IOM says 140 people have died or gone missing attempting the central Mediterranean crossing so far this year
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Overview

  • A rubber dinghy carrying 56 migrants from Sfax, Tunisia, sank in the central Mediterranean on Monday, March 17, 2025.
  • The Italian Coast Guard has recovered six bodies and rescued ten survivors, including four women, near Lampedusa.
  • Forty migrants remain missing as search and rescue operations continue in challenging conditions.
  • Survivors reported that the dinghy began deflating hours after departure, with bad weather causing several people to fall into the sea.
  • The U.N. Missing Migrant Project reports over 24,506 deaths or disappearances in the central Mediterranean from 2014 to 2024, underscoring the dangers of these migration routes.