Boat with 250 illegal immigrants capsizes
Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2009 | 8:45 AM
A boat carrying more than 250 illegal migrants heading for Europe capsized and sunk off the coast of Libya, yesterday.
Libyan officials say at least 20 persons were rescued and about 21 people died.
Its believed that the incidents occurred when the boat developed difficulty and eventually went under.
There are unconfirmed reports that a second boat carrying more than 300 people also sank in the same area.
Investigators say they are unable to ascertain the exact number of migrants aboard the vessel.
Dozens are believed to have drowned.