2011 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

Capsizing of a migrant boat near the island of Lampedusa thumb|300px|The island of Lampedusa. On 6 April 2011, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank 32 nmi km mi south of Lampedusa and 96 nmi km 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.Hundreds Missing After Libyan Migrant Boat Sinks Off Italian Coast https://www.foxnews.com/world/hundreds-missing-after-libyan-migrant-boat-sinks-off-italian-coast/ 7 April 2011 6 April 2011 Fox News At least a further 130 people were not found after the shipwreck. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12982923 Migrants missing after boat capsizes off Italian island 6 April 2011 6 April 2011 BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20110407023213/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12982923 7 April 2011 live Incident The boat left from Zuwara in northwestern Libya on 4 April, amongst the first to leave the country after the unrest began in March.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/europe/07migrants.html The New York Times 6 April 2011 6 April 2011 250 Migrants Missing After Boat Sinks Off Italy Gaia Pianigiani https://web.archive.org/web/20110409200033/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/europe/07migrants.html 9 April 2011 live According to the International Organization for Migration, the capsized boat was believed to be carrying up to 300 North Africans and other migrants, mainly from Bangladesh, Chad, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan. Among them were five children and forty women, of whom only two survived. A distress signal was received by the Italian Coast Guard at around 4:00 am local time on the morning of 6 April, from approximately 64 km south of Lampedusa. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/06/migrant-boat-capsizes-italy The Guardian 6 April 2011 6 April 2011 Peter Walker Migrant boat capsizes near Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20110412170222/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/migrant-boat-capsizes-italy 12 April 2011 live A Coast Guard spokesman indicated that the sinking was probably the result of high seas caused by strong winds and that the initial rescue effort was hampered by darkness and bad weather. Italian naval and air force assets were involved in locating the missing passengers, along with an aircraft from the Armed Forces of Malta. Five further people were located and rescued. http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2011/04/07/news/naufragio_riprese_le_ricerche_in_mare_poche_le_speranze_di_trovare_superstiti-14603180/ Italian 7 April 2011 7 April 2011 Naufragio, riprese le ricerche in mare poche le speranze di trovare superstiti La Repubblica Reaction A United Nations High Commission for Refugees spokeswoman suggested that improved coordination was required in the identification of people migrating from Africa to Europe. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed "deep sorrow" at the loss of life. http://www.agi.it/english-version/italy/elenco-notizie/201104062027-pol-ren1099-italy_s_pm_sorrowed_by_migrant_drownings_off_sicily agi.it 6 April 2011 6 April 2011 Italy's PM sorrowed by migrant drownings off Sicily https://archive.today/20120724082046/http://www.agi.it/english-version/italy/elenco-notizie/201104062027-pol-ren1099-italy_s_pm_sorrowed_by_migrant_drownings_off_sicily 2012-07-24 dead See also Italy Libya Transport 2007 Malta migrant shipwreck 2009 Libya migrant shipwreck 2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck References 2 External links Boats 4 People, project which aims at denouncing Mediterranean state authorities for their responsibility in migrants' shipwrecks Mediterranean Migrant shipwreck Migrant shipwreck Migrant shipwreck Category:Maritime incidents in Libya Category:Transport disasters involving refugees of the Arab Winter Category:Lampedusa Category:Migrant boat disasters in the Mediterranean Sea Category:April 2011 in Libya Category:April 2011 in Italy