A small boat sank yesterday evening in Maltese Sar waters, about 42 miles from Lampedusa.
Thirty-seven migrants, including 7 women, were rescued by the NGO ship Nadir and three fishing boats and then transferred to the Coast Guard patrol boat.
A man originally from Burkina Faso, brother of one of the survivors who
arrived, together with the other 36, in Lampedusa is said to be missing.
The man probably drowned after the boat capsized.
The tragedy occurred around 7 pm. At around 9.50 pm the 37 migrants were transferred to the Coast Guard unit and arrived at the Favarolo pier at 1 am.
