Another boat carrying 65 passengers capsizes in Libya

ISLAMABAD: Another boat carrying 65 passengers including Pakistani nationals capsiezed in Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed on Monday. A boat carrying Pakistani nationals near the Libyan coast has been met an accident in Libya, the Foreign Office said. According to the Pakistani Embassy in Libya, a boat carrying 65 passengers was in capsized near the port of Marsa Dela. The Foreign Office said that the Pakistani embassy team in Tripoli has been dispatched to Zawiya Hospital, the Pakistani embassy team will assist local authorities. A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said that the Crisis Management Unit has been mobilized in this regard and details of Pakistanis affected by the boat crash are being collected. According to a foreign news agency, 10 bodies were recovered after a boat sank from the Marsa Dela port. According to Libya Red Crescent, the bodies of the migrants were recovered from the Marsa Della port in the city of Angle on Thursday. According to Liben Media, Red Crescent did not indicate the cause of the boat sinking and the identity of the passengers. On the other hand, a vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya with the Pakistan embassy there trying to ascertain the identities of affected Pakistanis. “Our Embassy in Tripoli has informed that a vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya,” according to a Foreign Office. The Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli immediately dispatched a team to Zawiya Hospital to assist the local authorities in identification of the deceased. The Embassy is also trying to ascertain further details of the Pakistani affectees. [embedpost slug="mofa-activated-crisis-unit-as-another-boat-capsizes-in-libya"] Besides, the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been activated to monitor the situation.