Hundreds feared dead after Libyan migrant boat capsizes during rescue

‘Ships from several countries are conducting a rescue operation off the coast of Libya, after a boat carrying up to 700 people capsized. Some 400 people have been pulled out alive, and 25 bodies have been recovered.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have lost their lives, the survivors and the rescuers for whom this is an extremely difficult operation,” said Simon Coveney, Ireland’s defense minister, whose vessel was first at the scene.

An unsafe metal boat sent out a distress signal 15 nautical miles off the coast of Libya on Wednesday morning. This is a common tactic for human traffickers to attract attention of European rescue boats, which then ferry the illegal migrants to ports in Europe.’

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