Accra: Fifty migrants were rescued and the bodies of seven others were discovered on Monday by a humanitarian vessel operated by the Italian non-governmental organization Emergency in international waters off the Libyan coast, the organization said. The vessel found the migrants aboard a two-deck wooden boat and carried out the rescue operation, transferring the survivors onto its vessel.
According to Ghana News Agency, the organization did not provide the nationalities of the migrants or further details about the circumstances of the incident. Libya has become a major departure point for migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Migrant boat accidents frequently occur off its coast, leading to numerous deaths and disappearances.