Efforts to locate more survivors from the boat that capsized about 25 nautical miles off Cape Greco were terminated at 2pm on Friday.
The search and rescue operation started on March 16, after information that a vessel carrying migrants had gone missing in international waters.
Since then, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) has managed to pull two survivors from the sea and seven dead. Autopsies determined they had drowned.
Two survivors were pulled from the sea on Monday after the boat, believed to be carrying around 20 Syrians, was discovered about 25 nautical miles off Cape Greco in international waters.
The JRCC said on Friday it stands ready to resume the operation if new evidence comes to light.
A helicopter, two warships and a drone from the National Guard, a helicopter and six boats from the coast guard and marine police, Okypy nurses from the Ambulance Service and police personnel were operating in the area under the coordination of the JRRC. Helicopters from the 84 Squadron Akrotiri British base and passing commercial vessels were also participating in the operation.
The operation lasted a total of 134 hours and covered an area of 2,750 nautical miles (5,093 square kilometres).
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