Boat capsizes near Malta, causing 10 deaths and 48 people rescued.

date
08/06/2026
According to the Italian newspaper "Sicily Report" on the 7th, a smuggling boat carrying about 60 illegal immigrants capsized in the waters near Malta, causing 10 deaths and at least 2 people missing. The accident occurred about 45 nautical miles east of the island of Malta. The smuggling boat set off from the coast of Libya. The specific time of the accident is not yet clear.