China News Service, July 3, according to Agence France-Presse, on July 3 local time, the Tunisian Red Crescent Society stated that a ship carrying more than 120 migrants sank on the southeastern coast of Tunisia and at least 43 people were missing.
Slim, a member of the Red Crescent Society, said that on the evening of the 2nd local time, a ship carrying 127 migrants sank off the coast of Zarzis. 84 migrants were rescued and 43 people were missing.
Citing survivors, he added that the ship departed from the coast of Libya.
The Tunisian Ministry of Defense stated that the Tunisian Navy rescued "84 illegal immigrants" from Bangladesh, Chad, Egypt and Sudan.
According to reports, the ship left the port in northwest Libya during the night of June 28 to June 29.