On 6 April 2011, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank 32 nautical miles (59 km; 37 mi) south of Lampedusa and 96 nautical miles (178 km; 110 mi) southwest of Malta. An emergency response involving the Italian Coast Guard resulted in the rescue of an initial 48 survivors and the retrieval of 20 bodies. A fishing boat picked up an additional three survivors.[1] At least a further 130 people were not found after the shipwreck.[2]
- ^ "Hundreds Missing After Libyan Migrant Boat Sinks Off Italian Coast". Fox News. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Migrants missing after boat capsizes off Italian island". BBC News. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.