(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 11 - A young girl, aged around 11, who was
rescued off Lampedusa by the Trotamar migrant-rescue sailboat
and taken to the Sicilian island early on Wednesday, is believed
to be the only survivor of a migrant shipwreck that could have
occurred three days ago.
The boat on which she was travelling carried 45 passengers who
had departed from Sfax, Tunisia, rescuers said.
The young girl, who is believed to hail from Sierra Leone, said
the vessel sank in a storm. (ANSA).