Dramatic images capture the moment a boat carrying more than 500 migrants sank

By Nick Miller
Updated May 26 2016 - 3:25pm, first published 3:25am
Italian navy patrol boats spotted "a barge floating in precarious conditions with numerous migrants on board". Photo: Italian navy
Italian navy patrol boats spotted "a barge floating in precarious conditions with numerous migrants on board". Photo: Italian navy
Shortly afterwards, "the boat capsized due to overcrowding". Photo: Italian navy
Shortly afterwards, "the boat capsized due to overcrowding". Photo: Italian navy
About 500 migrants were rescued, but seven corpses were also recovered. Photo: Italian navy
About 500 migrants were rescued, but seven corpses were also recovered. Photo: Italian navy
Some surviving migrants are pulled to safety.  Photo: Italian navy
Some surviving migrants are pulled to safety. Photo: Italian navy
A migrant boat capsizes in the Mediterranean in full view of the Italian Navy which rushed to its rescue. Photo: Marina Militare
A migrant boat capsizes in the Mediterranean in full view of the Italian Navy which rushed to its rescue. Photo: Marina Militare