A boat carrying Syrian immigrants sank off the coast of the capital Tripoli early Thursday, while a fisherman was able to rescue three of them.
Rescue groups said there were 25 Syrian immigrants on board the boat, and shared footage on social media that showed a fisherman rescuing three immigrants, two of whom appeared to be extremely exhausted, while the third said that they were from the Syrian province of Daraa, thanking the fisherman for saving them from death.
Rescue groups indicated that many of the immigrants were missing, including women and children, noting that fishermen succeeded in rescuing three.
Syrian Houran Free Gathering website explained that the boat set off from the coast of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday night, and after two hours, water began to leak into it, and the boat driver jumped into the sea shortly before it sank, leaving the immigrants to their fate.
Sources indicated that the boat was about seven meters long, made of fiberglass and had two engines, adding that the immigrants left without communication devices such as a satellite phone and a compass.
Migrant Rescue Watch website said that the Libyan Coast Guard, in cooperation with fishermen, was able to rescue ten and recover the bodies of two of these immigrants.
