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title: "In images: 59 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks in rough seas near the Italian coast"
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# In images: 59 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks in rough seas near the Italian coast

> Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... These are the images of some of today’s events around the world.

By Maverick Life Editors · Published 28 February 2023, 00:59 SAST

## Key points
- The search for survivors and victims of a migrant boat that sank off the coast of Calabria, Italy continued on 27 February. At least 59 bodies have been recovered from the beach and sea near Crotone. About 40 people survived the accident, according to Italian firefighters. Meanwhile, in Israel settlers attacked Palestinians in Hawera after two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack, leaving one Palestinian dead and dozens more wounded. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached a post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements. In the US, Joe Biden returned to Washington DC while Hamas security forces displayed their military skills at a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza. The Mobile World Congress was held at Fira Barcelona with visitors taking photographs of the event.
- At least 59 bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Calabria, Italy.
- Israeli settlers attacked the town of Hawera and nearby villages, setting vehicles and homes on fire, leaving one Palestinian dead and dozens wounded.
- Hamas security forces displayed their military skills during a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza.
- The UK and EU reached a deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, ending more than a year of wrangling over post-Brexit settlement for the region.

## Content

![epa10493670 Rescuers with a jetski search the waters off the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added.  EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/2C8JHfVM9XAgl1JYwrl8K92nt0c=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330318.jpg)

*Rescuers with a jetski search the waters off the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added. EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI*

![epa10493671 Remains of the shipwreck are washed to the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added.  EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/wgmE62E85Uo1fT77Bwh2oSrnLFM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330319.jpg)

*Remains of the shipwreck are washed to the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added. EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI*

![epaselect epa10493668 A life vest is washed to the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added.  EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/T4b7uM6i5vpQUeOX3peaHy-s0zs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330392.jpg)

*A life vest is washed to the beach of Steccato di Cutro, Crotone, 27 February 2023. The search for further survivors and more victims of a Migrants' boat that sank off the beach of Steccato di Cutro on 26 February continues. Italian authorities recovered at least 59 bodies on the beach and in the sea near Crotone, in the southern Italian region of Calabria, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas near the coast, ANSA reported on 26 February. About forty people survived the accident, Italian firefighters added. EPA-EFE/CARMELO IMBESI*

![epaselect epa10493602 Israeli settlers and soldiers at the scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank town of Hawera after a shooting attack the day before in which two Israelis were killed, near the West Bank city of Nablus, 27 February 2023. According to Israeli authorities on 26 February, an attacker opened fire toward an Israeli vehicle driving through the town of Hawera, killing two Israelis who were onboard. Later the same day, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the town and nearby villages setting Palestinian owned vehicles and homes on fire. One Palestinian was killed and dozens more were wounded. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on 26 February condemned the riots and the attacks against innocents and urged the settlers to stop.  EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BeSkAtlLk5vmhq2mZxsfywm5ggE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330390.jpg)

*Israeli settlers and soldiers at the scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank town of Hawera after a shooting attack the day before in which two Israelis were killed, near the West Bank city of Nablus, 27 February 2023. According to Israeli authorities on 26 February, an attacker opened fire toward an Israeli vehicle driving through the town of Hawera, killing two Israelis who were onboard. Later the same day, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the town and nearby villages setting Palestinian-owned vehicles and homes on fire. One Palestinian was killed and dozens more were wounded. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on 26 February condemned the riots and the attacks against innocents and urged the settlers to stop. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI*

![epaselect epa10493609 A Palestinian woman peers from the window of her burned house in the West bank town of Hawera after the attack by Israeli settlers, near the West Bank city of Nablus, 27 February 2023. According to Israeli authorities on 26 February, an attacker opened fire toward an Israeli vehicle driving through the town of Hawera, killing two Israelis who were onboard. Later the same day, dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the town and nearby villages setting Palestinian owned vehicles and homes on fire. One Palestinian was killed and dozens more were wounded. Israeli President Isaac Herzog on 26 February condemned the riots and the attacks against innocents and urged the settlers to stop.  EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/AFWgSYO4YRpv7MwDmDZtIEubnJA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330391.jpg)

*A Palestinian woman peers from the window of her burned house in the West Bank town of Hawera after the attack by Israeli settlers, near the West Bank city of Nablus, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH*

![epaselect epa10494050 Hamas security forces display their military skills during a police academy grauation ceremony in Gaza, 27 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ignBwJM4FeLmHiTSPtyBOmPsV9E=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330868.jpg)

*Hamas security forces display their military skills during a police academy graduation ceremony in Gaza, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER*

![epaselect epa10494082 Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a joint news conference with European Commission President on a post-Brexit deal in Windsor, Britain, 27 February 2023. The UK and European Union reached a deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, ending more than a year of often acrimonious wrangling over the post-Brexit settlement for the region, people familiar with the matter said.  EPA-EFE/CHRIS J. RATCLIFFE / POOL](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/XlSRwv9Fv0Bpy2V06cZ_jTH3esc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330869.jpg)

*Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a joint news conference with European Commission President on a post-Brexit deal in Windsor, Britain, 27 February 2023. The UK and European Union reached a deal on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements, ending more than a year of often acrimonious wrangling over the post-Brexit settlement for the region, people familiar with the matter said. EPA-EFE/CHRIS J. RATCLIFFE / POOL*

![epaselect epa10493911 US President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office of the White House upon his return  from Wilmington, Delaware, to Washington, DC, USA, 27 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/Yuri Gripas /ABACA / POOL](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/jIdr1yRzSSOrY2avGTQvryz-WKM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330867.jpg)

*US President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office of the White House upon his return from Wilmington, Delaware, to Washington, DC, USA, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yuri Gripas /ABACA / POOL*

![epa10494081 A visitor walks by the Mobile World Congress held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023.  EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/FfKoHxGqupNI_k1ELoNFiM_ipLc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330754.jpg)

*A visitor walks by the Mobile World Congress held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia*

![epaselect epa10493648 A visitor takes a photograph at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023.  EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Nk0Ff3WcAYKnB0H7NaEqARg4qm4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330395.jpg)

*A visitor takes a photograph at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta*

![epaselect epa10493661 Presentation of Nokia's new logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023.  EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ptlgilgPe2nukjiOFTb4sPr5z08=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330394.jpg)

*Presentation of Nokia's new logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 27 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia*

![epaselect epa10493372 Members of NASA's Crew-6 walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A, in Titusville, Florida, USA, 26 February 2023. The crew includes (L-R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA's Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi. According to the NASA, the Crew-6 launch for the International Space Station is scheduled for 27 February. This is the sixth crew rotation mission with astronauts using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.  EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/NySb-0X8GPRoIUv1hUOIHNumHZY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330020.jpg)

*Members of NASA's Crew-6 walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A, in Titusville, Florida, USA, 26 February 2023. The crew includes (L-R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA's Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi. According to NASA, the Crew-6 launch for the International Space Station is scheduled for 27 February. This is the sixth crew rotation mission with astronauts using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH*

![epa10494101 Melissa Peperkamp of the Netherlands competes in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle final at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 27 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ZllSo-d5AX0nLg1r-HkIauFgc4s=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330775.jpg)

*Melissa Peperkamp of the Netherlands competes in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle final at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE*

![epaselect epa10493277 Tommy Fury (L) of Great Britain in action against Jake Paul of the US during their professional Cruiserweight boxing bout at the Diriyah Arena on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/STR](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/K10CGftGz5fAolJWhZH92aU7zPo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330175.jpg)

*Tommy Fury (L) of Great Britain in action against Jake Paul of the US during their professional Cruiserweight boxing bout at the Diriyah Arena on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/STR*

![epaselect epa10493274 Members of comparsas participate in the Santo Domingo Carnival 2023 parade, on the Malecon avenue, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 26 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/Orlando Barría](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/cAKUiqPuIuBYTldvYyZoI8ee85g=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11329898.jpg)

*Members of comparsas participate in the Santo Domingo Carnival 2023 parade, on the Malecon avenue, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 26 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Orlando Barría*

![epaselect epa10493540 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a screen as he addresses his statement, during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 27 February 2023.  EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/_aHE2SG0TDfLxeTs-3qixxi2yfw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11330277.jpg)

*U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a screen as he addresses his statement, during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 27 February 2023. EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI DM/ ML*