A fishing boat crowded with migrants overturned off Libya as rescuers approached. At least 367 people were saved, although 25 bodies also were found in the latest human smuggling tragedy.
ROME — A fishing boat crowded with migrants overturned Wednesday in the Mediterranean off Libya as rescuers approached, and the Italian coast guard and Irish navy said at least 367 people were saved, although 25 bodies also were found in the latest human smuggling tragedy.
Coast guard Cmdr. Filippo Marini said the rescue operation, involving seven ships, was still under way several hours after the capsizing. Survivors indicated that between 400 and 600 people were aboard the smugglers’ boat, he added.