New York Daily News | Some 500 migrants feared dead after overloaded ship goes down in Mediterranean New York Daily News GENEVA — As many as 500 people are feared dead after a shipwreck last week in the Mediterranean Sea, two international groups said Wednesday, describing survivors' accounts of panicked passengers who desperately tried to stay afloat by jumping ... 500 Migrants May Have Died in Sinking of Boat in Mediterranean, UN Says UN says up to 500 migrants may have drowned on their way to Italy Hundreds Feared Dead After Boat Sinks off Libyan Coast |