2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck
2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck is located in Mediterranean
Lampedusa
Lampedusa
Malta
Malta
2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck (Mediterranean)
Date3, 11 October 2013
LocationLampedusa, Italy
CauseVessels capsized
ParticipantsOver 500
Deaths(over 360 estimated; 359 confirmed[1])

On 3 October 2013, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. It was reported that the boat had sailed from Misrata, Libya, but that many of the migrants were originally from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana.[2][3][4] An emergency response involving the Italian Coast Guard resulted in the rescue of 155 survivors.[3] On 12 October it was reported that the confirmed death toll after searching the boat was 359, but that further bodies were still missing;[5] a figure of "more than 360" deaths was later reported.[1]

A second shipwreck occurred 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Lampedusa on 11 October, within the Maltese search and rescue zone, but closer to Lampedusa.[5][6] The boat was reportedly carrying migrants from Syria, and at least 34 individuals were later confirmed dead.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Lampedusa boat tragedy: Migrants 'raped and tortured'". BBC News. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. ^ Pianigiani, Gaia (3 October 2013). "Scores of Migrants Dead After Boat Sinks Off Sicily". The New York Times. Siracusa. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Dozens of migrants die in Italy boat sinking near Lampedusa". BBC News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Witness: Boat migrants used bottles to stay afloat". USA Today. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Mediterranean 'a cemetery' – Maltese PM Muscat". BBC News. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b "'Dozens feared dead' off Lampedusa as migrant boat capsizes". BBC News. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.