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Italian Migrant Boat Sinking - RAW FOOTAGE - Sicily October 11, 2013
- Published_at:2013-10-11
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- description: Migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa, rescue under way - Sicily A ship carrying about 250 people capsized Friday off the coast of Sicily, according to the Maltese military and the Italian news agency ANSA. The ship is believed to have been carrying migrants. The incident occurred in international waters about 60 nautical miles south of Lampedusa, Italy, according to a posting on the Armed Forces of Malta Facebook page. Malta's military Rescue Coordination Centre has assumed control of what it called a "major search and rescue incident," according to the Facebook posting. According to the Maltese military, the ship was being followed by military chase planes and "appeared unstable." "A few minutes later, the aircraft reported that the boat had capsized and that numerous persons were in the water. Initial assistance was provided by the aircraft, which dropped a life raft in close proximity of the persons in distress," according to the Facebook posting. The fate of those aboard the capsized ship was not immediately clear. It is the second such incident this month in the region. Earlier this week, a boat carrying more than 500 African migrants sank off the coast of Lampedusa, killing 309 people in what Lampedusa Mayor Giusi Nicolini called "the biggest sea tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea since World War II." That ship originated in Libya, caught fire off the Italian coast and sank. MIGRANTI,AFFONDA BARCA 10 MORTI, 200IN SALVO Nel canale di Sicilia, un barcone di migranti è affondato. A bordo vi erano circa 250 persone. Almeno una decina i morti, come conferma la Marina militare che con navi ed elicotteri ha partecipato ai soccorsi. I superstiti tratti in salvo sono finora 200, circa 150soccorsi da navi maltesi e circa 50 da mezzi italiani, tra cui dieci bambini. La tragedia è avvenuta in acque maltesi, al confine con la Libia, a 70 miglia da Lampedusa, dove una settimana fa sono morti 339 profughi.
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