Defense officials said they were crossing the Mediterranean Sea towards the Italian island of Lampedusa.

國防部官員說，他們正穿過地中海向意大利蘭佩杜薩島進發。

The coast guard rescued 165 others, and the search for survivors continues near the Tunisian port city of facts.

海岸警衛隊還救出了165人，在突尼西亞港口城市事實附近繼續搜尋倖存者。

All those who died on Tuesday were from sub Sahara African nations, according to a ministry spokesman.

據該部發言人稱，週二所有死亡的人都來自撒哈拉以南的非洲國家。

The Tunisian coast has become a major departure point for people fleeing conflict and poverty at home as they seek opportunities for a better life in Europe.

突尼西亞海岸已成為逃離國內衝突和貧困的人們在歐洲尋求改善生活機會的主要出發點。

In 2019, a boat traveling from Libya capsized off the Tunisian coast, killing about 90 migrants in one of the worst of such disasters.

2019年，一艘從利比亞行駛的船隻在突尼西亞海岸附近傾覆，造成約90名移民死亡，這是此類災難中最嚴重的一次。

One human rights group said the number of migrants travelling from Tunisia to Italy sword fivefold just last year, attributing the rise to Tunisia's economic crisis.

一個人權組織說，僅去年一年，從突尼西亞前往意大利劍的移民數量就增加了5倍，原因是突尼西亞的經濟危機。