AP) -Five more bodies were recovered on Saturday night by Coast Guard and Navy units as part of a search operation for migrants who went missing in the wake of a shipwreck off Chebba, Mahdia, on September 6.

The number of victims rose to 11, a Coast Guard source told TAP. Fourteen migrants were rescued.

A futher 12 would still be missing as nearly 37 had been on board, all of whom Tunisians, according to findings of investigations initiated by the public prosecutor.