FILE PHOTO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat react as they are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch in the central Mediterranean, off Libya. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File PhotoTwo merchant vessels near the Italian coast recovered the bodies of two migrants and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to cross to Europe from Libya on Easter weekend, rescue charities said, citing the survivors as saying 71 others were lost at sea. The victims were transferred to an Italian coast guard patrol boat and brought to the Italian island of Lampedusa, said the groups Mediterranea Saving Humans and Sea-Watch. The Italian Coast Guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Survivors said their ship had originally included 105 passengers, with 71 lost at sea, said the rescue charities.

Source: Irish Independent April 06, 2026 03:58 UTC