Boat that set sail from Sabratha capsized after a few hours: 15 bodies recovered—including a child—and 35 people still missing.

On 27 February, a fiberglass boat that left the port of Sabrata capsized four hours later due to bad sea conditions. None survived. Fifteen bodies were found a few days later. Among them also a child, they were brought ashore in the following days. 35 migrants are still missing.