2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck

On September 21, 2016, a boat capsized off the Egyptian coast with around 600 refugees on board in the Mediterranean Sea.

Four people were arrested for trafficking and breaking capacity laws.

[1][2][3][4] In March 2017, the BBC reported that 56 people were convicted and sentenced to prison relating to the capsizing.

The charges ranged from murder, manslaughter and negligence to lesser charges of not using sufficient rescue equipment, endangering lives, receiving money from the victims, hiding suspects from authorities, and using a vessel without a license.

[5] An Egyptian Member of Parliament named Elhamy Agina reacted to the incident by stating that the victims of the disaster "deserved to die" and "do not deserve sympathy", causing controversy after an emergency cabinet meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egypt's security chiefs.