A 13-meter long motor vessel capsized and sank off the small island of Lampedusa, Italy.  The vessel was loaded with over 200 migrants encountered rough conditions after departing from Zuwarah, Libya.   The Malta Coast Guard began a search and rescue mission after someone on the vessel had used a satellite phone to make a SOS call.  Italian Coast Guard has rescued 48 survivors while a fishing vessel rescued another 3 from the water.   High winds and rough seas has hampered rescue efforts.  There are 130 to 250 people still reported as missing.

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