![]() ![]() "Seven times I have been trying," one 17-year-old says.Įvery migrant I speak to has friends who have died attempting the same journey. Many say it was not their first attempt at reaching Europe - some had narrowly avoided death, having been picked up from boats in distress and returned to Libya. The migrants tell us they were not ignorant to the risks they were facing. Most speak English - all of their names have been changed. So, as we set sail, we speak to some of the migrants in rooms set up as medical facilities and accommodation areas on the deck of the ship. This follows a new law which requires such vessels to immediately head to a port rather than continue to patrol for more migrant boats. The charity alerts Italian authorities, who quickly assign the southern city of Bari as the port at which to disembark, telling them to head there "without delay". The group are rushed back to SOS Mediterranée's ship, the Ocean Viking, where they undergo medical checks and receive new clothes and drawstring bags containing supplies like toothbrushes. One later tells me that when he grabbed the hand of one of the rescuers, he thought: "Now I have entered Europe." Some of the migrants grin as they sit down in the rescue speedboat - one takes a selfie on his phone. Many of the boys have previously been pulled back to Libya by its coastguard, which the EU has provided with ships, training and funding. There is panic during the rescue as a Libyan coastguard vessel appears on the horizon. ![]() Many cannot swim, armed only with the inner tubes of tyres to use as flotation devices should they end up in the sea. One wears the familiar pale blue of a Manchester City football shirt, others are holding iPhones. One dropped his phone in the sea in the melee. Some were determined to keep going, while others were begging to give up and try again later. Some later tell me that shortly before rescuers arrived, a fight had almost broken out on board the over-packed boat. The boys and young men, most from The Gambia, have been at sea for 15 hours and have made it 54 nautical miles from the Libyan town of Castelverde, near Tripoli. They quickly pull the migrants onboard the vessels one by one, counting as they go. Rescue workers from the charity SOS Mediterranée don helmets and life jackets as they race to the scene in speedboats. They spoke to the BBC's Alice Cuddy - on board a rescue vessel patrolling the sea for migrant boats in distress.ĪTHENS - As the giant red and white rescue ship sails across an expanse of the Mediterranean Sea, the horizon is interrupted by the sight of a dark blue inflatable boat, crammed with bobbing heads. In all judicial actions, arbitrations, or disputes resolution methods, the parties waive any punitive damages.Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter them from trying to reach Europe. The courts of the EU have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes relating to or arising from the execution or performance of this agreement. The laws of the EU govern these Terms and Conditions, without giving effect to conflict of laws provisions. NEITHER FUNNY-GAMES.BIZ, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ![]() Although attempts to ensure that all information contained on this website is error-free, we accept no liability for omissions, and reserve the right to change or alter the content of the site at anytime.į does not make any warranty that the website is free from infection from viruses nor does any provider of content to the site or their respective agents make any warranty as to the results to be obtained from use of the site. By viewing or accessing, you expressly agree to the following term and conditions detailed below. ![]()
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