The so-called tragedy in the Strait of Sicily was the sinking of an Eritrean boat used to transport migrants on the night of April 18, 2015 off the coast of Libya. The shipwreck caused 58 confirmed victims or 525 according to other sources, 28 rescued survivors and between 700 and 900 presumed missing, numbers that place it as one of the most serious maritime tragedies in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the 21st century.