Event Brief
Boat capsizes off Libya; at least 50 migrants dead or missing
Filed: Jul 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM ET
Summary: A boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized off eastern Libya; at least 50 are dead or missing.
WHO: Libya Coast Guard authorities
WHAT: A boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized near Bardaa Island; 10 survivors swam to the island.
WHEN: Jul 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET
WHERE: Off the coast of eastern Libya near Bardaa Island, off Tobruk
WHY: The cause of the capsizing was not reported.
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