On August 22, local time, Mustafa Abdul Kabir, head of the Tunisian Human Rights Watch Organization, said that a ship carrying illegal immigrants sank near the Tunisian coast while trying to go to Italy, and at least 13 Tunisians were missing on board. Abdul Kabir said that the ship left the Tunisian coast in the early morning of August 20, local time. Rescuers have successfully rescued two people after the accident occurred. One of them was in critical condition.

On August 22, local time, Mustafa Abdul Kabir, head of the Tunisian Human Rights Watch Organization, said that a ship carrying illegal immigrants sank near the Tunisian coast while trying to go to Italy, and at least 13 Tunisians were missing on board. Abdul Kabir said that the ship left the Tunisian coast in the early morning of August 20, local time. Rescuers have successfully rescued two people after the accident occurred. One of them was in critical condition.