2023 Libya migrant boat disasters
View at Sabratha towards Mediterranean Sea | |
| Date | 25 April & 16 December 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Off the coast of western Libya |
| Casualties | |
| 57 dead (April) | |
| 61 dead (December) | |
On 25 April 2023, two migrant boats bound for Europe capsized off the coast of western Libya, claiming at least 57 lives. Until the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster in June, it represented the deadliest migrant sea crossing in the last six years.
On 16 December 2023, 61 migrants drowned when a boat carrying 86 capsized.