(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.
    The young girl, the only survivor of the shipwreck, was rescued at sea by the sailboat operated by six crew members for the NGO Compass Collective, who were in the area for another operation, at 3:20 am on Wednesday.
    Rescuers said the young girl was wearing a life vest and was holding on to a life buoy.
    She reached Lampedusa at 6 am. (ANSA).