A boat was detected on May 5, 2022, off the coast of Misrata, Libya by the frigate TCG GÖKÇEADA, serving in the Turkish Naval Task Group. The boat, which was found to have 17 irregular migrants half unconscious, was intervened and the migrants were taken aboard immediately. In the control made by the doctor on board; It was determined that 12 people were in good health and 4 people were unconscious. One migrant, on the other hand, could not be saved despite all the efforts of our health personnel and died. The rescued irregular migrants were handed over to the Libyan authorities in Homs Port as a result of the coordination established.

Source: Libya Today May 06, 2022 12:36 UTC