Vessel carrying 65 passengers capsizes near Libya with Pakistani nationals on board

By Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – A vessel carrying around 65 passengers, including a number of Pakistani nationals, capsized off the coast of Libya, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

“Our Embassy in Tripoli has informed that a vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya,” said a ministry statement.

Pakistan's Embassy in the capital Tripoli immediately dispatched a team to Zawiya hospital to assist local authorities in identifying the deceased, according to the statement.

“The Embassy is also trying to ascertain further details of the Pakistani affectees,” it added.