Vessel carrying approximately 65 passengers capsized near the port of Marsa Dela, North West of Zawiya city, Libya: FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (SABAH): Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan has said that 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.

The Pakistan Embassy in Tripoli has immediately dispatched a team to Zawiya hospital to assist the local authorities in identification of the deceased. The Embassy is also trying to ascertain further details of the Pakistani affectees.

The Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been activated to monitor the situation. For any query related to this incident, the following numbers can be contacted:

Parep Tripoli

03052185882(WhatsApp)

+218913870577(Cell)

+218 91-6425435(WhatsApp)

Crisis Management Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad

Phone No: 051-9207887

Email: cmu1@mofa.gov.pk