Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to To the Point

    To the Point

    EU Leaders Meeting in Wake of Deadly Migrant Boat Wreck

    Estimates of deaths range from 700 to 900 in the latest shipwreck of African migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. At least 17 vessels are still searching for survivors about 70 miles from Libya. James Mackenzie, Reuters senior correspondent in Italy, is in the Sicilian port of Catania.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Warren Olney • Apr 20, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Estimates of deaths range from 700 to 900 in the latest shipwreck of African migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. At least 17 vessels are still searching for survivors about 70 miles from Libya. James Mackenzie, Reuters senior correspondent in Italy, is in the Sicilian port of Catania.

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What's the Real Cost of Gun Violence in America?
    1. 1:14EU Leaders Meeting in Wake of Deadly Migrant Boat Wreck You’re reading this
    2. 8:15What's the Real Cost of Gun Violence in America?
    3. 41:55Should Homeopathic Remedies Be Regulated?
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

    • KCRW placeholder

      James Mackenzie

      Reuters

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What's the Real Cost of Gun Violence in America?
    1. 1:14EU Leaders Meeting in Wake of Deadly Migrant Boat Wreck You’re reading this
    2. 8:15What's the Real Cost of Gun Violence in America?
    3. 41:55Should Homeopathic Remedies Be Regulated?
    Back to To the Point