Italy boat sinking: Day of mourning as 300 feared dead It is feared that up to 300 people have died after a boat packed with African migrants sank off the coast of Lampedusa. Italy has held a day of national mourning. Coastguards and divers have recovered more than 100 bodies, but another 200 of those on board the 20m (66ft) boat are unaccounted for, Most of those on board were believed to be from Eritrea and Somalia. Gavin Hewitt reports.