6 Months Old Baby Rescued

 The infant, Joseph from Guinea, was eventually rescued, however, he died soon after. 

All around, people's heads can be seen bobbing in the sea, some frantically looking for something to hold onto to remain alive.

“Despite the enormous efforts of the Open Arms medical team, a six-month-old baby has just died as a result of the shipwreck. He did not make it until the urgent evacuation… so much anger and pain,” the NGO Open Arms tweeted.

The footage shows another toddler being pulled out of the water. He found refuge on the same rescue vessel as Joseph’s mother. This toddler survived the ordeal, however, his mother did not, the NGO confirmed.

The Spanish NGO managed to rescue some 100 people. Sadly, six of the refugees, including six-month-old Joseph, died

According to The Guardian, the dinghy that little Joseph was on allegedly left Sabratha, Libya, but began to deflate after a few hours. A Frontex patrol aircraft raised the alarm and the Open Arms vessel promptly intervened.

“When our rescuers arrived, they found themselves in front of a dramatic scene,” Riccardo Gatti, the president of Open Arms Italy, told The Guardian.

“The boat had practically imploded and hundreds of people found themselves in the water, in the open sea – some were children.”

Since Joseph’s condition was serious, the NGO asked the Maltese and Italian authorities to evacuate him for medical treatment. However, when the Italian coastguard arrived, Joseph had already died.

Another child and 12 people are believed to have died in a separate shipwreck off Libya on Tuesday.

Just three months ago, 45 migrants died off Libya in the deadliest shipwreck of the year. UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration had called on countries to urgently review their approach to the tragic situation, which routinely sees migrants desperate to leave war-ravaged Libya for Europe perish at sea.