BOAT SINKING: 111 Bodies Found

Divers off southern Italy have been searching the wreck of a boat which sank yesterday drowning more than 300 African migrants.

The fishing vessel foundered less than 1km (half a mile) from the island of Lampedusa after it caught fire.

At least 111 bodies have now been recovered and some 200 of those on board the 20m (66ft) boat are still unaccounted for.

Dozens of bodies are thought to remain in the sunken vessel.

There had been about 500 passengers on board - most from Eritrea and Somalia, according to the UN, with Rescuers saving155.

Some 100 bodies could remain in the wreck, which lies some 40m below the surface, Officials were quoted as saying.
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