Libyan aid workers have recovered the bodies of nine migrants after their vessel capsized in coastal waters.
The Tripoli Red Crescent branch has confirmed that the victims washed ashore along Tajoura, an eastern suburb.
A grim tide continues to threaten the coastline as emergency responders scan the sea for at least ten missing passengers.
Local authorities reported the vessel carried roughly 19 individuals before the unforgiving waves swallowed their fragile boat.
Spokesperson Muad Zurgani stated that search teams operate under arduous field conditions requiring immediate humanitarian assistance.
Photographs from the scene show aid volunteers and security personnel carrying body bags across the sun-bleached sand.
The tragedy unfolded alongside another maritime crisis in international waters nearby.
The charity vessel EMERGENCY rescued 50 survivors from a wooden boat, while retrieving seven deceased migrants.
Desperate journeys remain frequent as migrants cross perilous desert trails and turbulent seas toward European shores.
Libya serves as a dominant transit hub following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.