 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2023) |
 Coastal view from Sfax. | |
| Date | 23 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Off the Tunisian coast |
| Cause | Boat sinking |
| Participants | Migrants attempting to reach Italy |
| Outcome | At least 34 migrants missing |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Fifth boat to sink in two days in the Mediterranean | |
On 23 March 2023, a boat sank off the Tunisian coast, resulting in at least five dead and 34 missing migrants. The vessel was attempting to reach Italy, and it was the fifth boat to sink in just two days in the Mediterranean. This incident is part of the ongoing European migrant crisis.[1]
On 12 April 2023, 33 migrants died and 76 people were rescued after a migrant boat sank off Tunisia's shores off the city of Sfax. [2] On 18 April 2023, at least 15 migrants were missing and four others were rescued after a boat heading for Italy sank from the coast of Kerkennah. [3]
- ^ "Migrant boats sink off Tunisia; five dead, at least 33 missing". Reuters. 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "33 Europe-bound migrants dead in boat sinking off Tunisia". Arab News. 2023-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "At least 15 migrants missing after boat sinks off Tunisia". Reuters. 2023-04-18. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.