A picket fishing boat overcrowded with greater than 500 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya on Wednesday, killing at the least 5 individuals.

A collection of pictures captured by an Italian Navy vessel on the scene present the scary moments because the boat rocked forwards and backwards earlier than capsizing, leaving scores of individuals swimming for security and others scambling up the overturned hull of the boat.

The Italian Navy experiences that it deployed a helicopter and a number of other small boats in the course of the rescue operation.

Reuters experiences that boat arrivals rose sharply this week with hotter climate and calm seas. More than 5,600 migrants have been rescued in operations on Monday and Tuesday carried out by the Italian coastguard, and officers concern the the variety of Mediterranean crossings will solely enhance as climate continues to enhance.