12 dead in capsized Egyptian migrant boat to Europe
160729-N-EU999-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 29, 2016) Migrants aboard an inflatable vessel approach the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64). Carney provided food and water to the migrants aboard the vessel before coordinating with a nearby merchant vessel to take them to safety. Carney is forward deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. navy photo by Chief Information Systems Technician Wesley R. Dickey/Released)
A boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one person on October 28 according to Africa News.
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Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on a Facebook post that the boat capsized 60 kilometers east of the city of Tobruk on October 28.
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One migrant survived, according to the group, which said the other bodies were recovered and brought to shore.
