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Fishing Boat Saves 48 Migrants, 10 Bodies Recovered Off Malta

6/7/2026

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A fishing vessel rescued roughly 48 migrants alive after a boat capsized off Malta.
The capsized migrant boat had left Libya with about 60 people on board.
Italian authorities dispatched a patrol boat while Maltese officials continued the search.
Ten bodies were recovered from the wreckage near 45 nautical miles east-southeast of Malta.

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A fishing vessel rescued roughly 48 migrants alive after a boat capsized off Malta.
The capsized migrant boat had left Libya with about 60 people on board.
Italian authorities dispatched a patrol boat while Maltese officials continued the search.
Ten bodies were recovered from the wreckage near 45 nautical miles east-southeast of Malta.