Tripoli, Sept. 18 -- Only 13 people have survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, making this the second major maritime tragedy in the region within a matter of days.

Announcing in a post on X on Wednesday, the UNHCR's Libya chapter expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, as dozens who are still missing are presumed to have drowned.

"UNHCR is deeply saddened by a second tragic boat incident off Tobruk on 13 September, where a vessel carrying 74 people, mostly Sudanese refugees, capsized. Only 13 people survived & dozens remain missing. Our condolences to the ...