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Ship carrying about 250 people capsizes off Sicily, Italian news agency reports. Ship believed to be carrying migrants.

Ship carrying 250 capsizes near Sicily

By CNN Staff
updated 1:40 PM EDT, Fri October 11, 2013

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(CNN) -- A ship carrying about 250 people has capsized off the coast of Sicily, Italian news agency ANSA reported Friday.

The ship is believed to have been carrying migrants.

Authorities responded to a mayday from the ship, which was about 60 miles offshore, Maj. Leonardo Ricci told CNN.

Earlier this week, another boat carrying more than 500 African migrants sank off the coast of Lampedusa.

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