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2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck

Capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea

2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck

Capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea

The island of Lampedusa.

On 6 April 2011, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank 32 nmi south of Lampedusa and 96 nmi southwest of Malta. An emergency response involving the Italian Coast Guard resulted in the rescue of an initial 48 survivors and the retrieval of 20 bodies. A fishing boat picked up an additional three survivors. At least a further 130 people were not found after the shipwreck.

Incident

The boat left from Zuwara in northwestern Libya on 4 April, According to the International Organization for Migration, the capsized boat was believed to be carrying up to 300 North Africans and other migrants, mainly from Bangladesh, Chad, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan. Among them were five children and forty women, of whom only two survived. A Coast Guard spokesman indicated that the sinking was probably the result of high seas caused by strong winds and that the initial rescue effort was hampered by darkness and bad weather.

Reaction

A United Nations High Commission for Refugees spokeswoman suggested that improved coordination was required in the identification of people migrating from Africa to Europe.

References

References

  1. (6 April 2011). "Hundreds Missing After Libyan Migrant Boat Sinks Off Italian Coast". [[Fox News]].
  2. (6 April 2011). "Migrants missing after boat capsizes off Italian island". BBC News.
  3. Pianigiani, Gaia. (6 April 2011). "250 Migrants Missing After Boat Sinks Off Italy". [[The New York Times]].
  4. Walker, Peter. (6 April 2011). "Migrant boat capsizes near Italy". [[The Guardian]].
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