Published: 1:58 pm August 9, 2023
Updated: 8:20 am October 8, 2025
Tragedy Strikes as Boat Capsizes off Tunisia: 41 Feared Dead – UKNIP
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In a heart-wrenching incident that has sent shockwaves across the Mediterranean, a boat carrying migrants from Tunisia capsized, with 41 people feared dead. Italian state RAI television reported the grim news, citing accounts from four survivors who were rescued and brought to land on Wednesday.

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The four survivors were initially saved by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona, located in the treacherous waters of the Straits of Sicily. Following the rescue, they were transferred to the Italian coastguard, who transported them to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.

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