Two rescued after boat sinks off Sliema coast in Malta

Two people were rescued from the sea off Sliema on Tuesday morning after their boat took on water and sank, with the Armed Forces of Malta dispatching a rescue vessel that pulled both occupants from the water. Authorities received reports of the pair in difficulty after their vessel began sinking. The AFM crew located them and brought them aboard before transferring them to Mater Dei Hospital, where medical staff received them for assessment.

Their condition had not been disclosed by the time the story was published. Civil Protection Malta shared photographs from the rescue operation. The type, size and ownership of the sunken vessel were not stated in information released by authorities, nor were the identities or nationalities of the two people rescued.

The exact point off the Sliema coast where the vessel went down was also not specified in official communications. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the sinking. Further details were expected as the inquiry continued.