The Libyan coastguard has rescued 125 people and recovered six bodies after their boat sank east of Tripoli, the latest in a spike of migrant drownings in Libyan waters.
The operation took place off Garaboulli, 50km from Tripoli, the Libyan navy said. Six children and 28 women were among the rescued.
On Sunday, 63 people were presumed dead and 41 others were picked up after a migrant boat sank off Libya.
On Friday, a boat with more than 100 migrants attempting to travel to Europe capsized off Tripoli. Sixteen of them were saved and nine bodies have since been recovered, according to coastguard officials.
Libya has become a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.
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