99 migrants were rescued and seven bodies brought to shore,
including that of a little girl after a boat capsized just off the coast of
Tripoli on Friday, September 18. A Libyan tanker, Anwaar Al Khalij spotted the
migrants some 6kms off Tripoli’s main harbour at about 1pm and diverted to
rescue the migrants.
Many of the 106 people on board had ended up in the water by
then and some drowned instantly. Eventually 99 people were rescued and the
bodies of seven people, including that of three year old girl. All of the
people on board were from Africa but their nationality could not be confirmed
at the time of writing. The ship sailed into Tripoli’s seaport about an hour
and a half later, where teams from the Libya Red Crescent and the coast guard
received the survivors, many of whom were still under shock. The bodies were
transferred to Dar Al-Rahma in Tripoli Hospital for autopsy.
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