OH MY DAYS! Terrified migrants clamber onto sinking ship taking them across the Mediterranean as other travellers sink to their deaths

Shocking photos of terrified African migrants clinging on for dear life after the ship transporting them across the Mediterranean Sea began to sink. 

The ship which was said to be carrying over 450 people, most of whom have sunk to their deaths has been submerged and the remaining people are barely hanging.

More photos after the cut....