The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route. Of the estimated 3,080 people that have died or gone missing while trying to reach Europe by sea via the three Mediterranean routes until end of November 2017, over 94% of deaths have occurred from North Africa to Italy, according to UNHCR.
This reportage documents a rescue mission onboard the Italian rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', used by the NGO Save the Children.
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Nigerian Refugees wrap themselves in survival foil to keep warm on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after they have been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
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Refugees sit on a dinghy wearing life jackets that they were given by NGO workers, while the rescue vessel 'Sea Watch' is seen in the background, on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. Two rescue vessels were involved in the rescue mission, 'Sea Watch' and 'Vos Hestia', which took the refugees on board. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
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A refugee is taken on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017.
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Refugees are showered by an NGO worker on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after they have been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. Severe burns stretch over the body of one refugee (left), due to a dangerous mixture of salt water and leaking fuel accumulating in the bottom of the small and overcrowded dinghies.
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A refugee prays while reading from a small Quran, on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', a few hours after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017.
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Ghanaian refugee Dramani Ahmed (center), 30, and fellow refugees from Ghana and Nigeria wait for their disembarkation from the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia' at the port of Trapani, Italy, two days after they have been rescued from a dinghy, crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, June 05, 2017.
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A refugee wrapped in a blanket grieves in front of the morgue on the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
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A medical contagion prevention team (left) and a doctor (right) bring a refugee from board of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', in the port of Trapani, Italy, June 05, 2017.
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A doctor fixes a badge to a corpse, on board of the rescue vessel "VOS Hestia", after a rescue mission on the Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants, some of whom still died on board of the vessel. The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route.
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The department of migrants who died during the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea on the Graveyard Santa Maria dei Rotoli in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 06, 2017. The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route.
REFUGEE RESCUE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route. Of the estimated 3,080 people that have died or gone missing while trying to reach Europe by sea via the three Mediterranean routes until end of November 2017, over 94% of deaths have occurred from North Africa to Italy, according to UNHCR.
This reportage documents a rescue mission onboard the Italian rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', used by the NGO Save the Children.
REFUGEE RESCUE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route. Of the estimated 3,080 people that have died or gone missing while trying to reach Europe by sea via the three Mediterranean routes until end of November 2017, over 94% of deaths have occurred from North Africa to Italy, according to UNHCR.
This reportage documents a rescue mission onboard the Italian rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', used by the NGO Save the Children.
Nigerian Refugees wrap themselves in survival foil to keep warm on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after they have been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
Refugees sit on a dinghy wearing life jackets that they were given by NGO workers, while the rescue vessel 'Sea Watch' is seen in the background, on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. Two rescue vessels were involved in the rescue mission, 'Sea Watch' and 'Vos Hestia', which took the refugees on board. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
A refugee is taken on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017.
Refugees are showered by an NGO worker on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', shortly after they have been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017. Severe burns stretch over the body of one refugee (left), due to a dangerous mixture of salt water and leaking fuel accumulating in the bottom of the small and overcrowded dinghies.
A refugee prays while reading from a small Quran, on deck of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', a few hours after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean sea off the Libyan coast, June 03, 2017.
Ghanaian refugee Dramani Ahmed (center), 30, and fellow refugees from Ghana and Nigeria wait for their disembarkation from the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia' at the port of Trapani, Italy, two days after they have been rescued from a dinghy, crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, June 05, 2017.
A refugee wrapped in a blanket grieves in front of the morgue on the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', after having been rescued from a dinghy on the Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants.
A medical contagion prevention team (left) and a doctor (right) bring a refugee from board of the rescue vessel 'VOS Hestia', in the port of Trapani, Italy, June 05, 2017.
A doctor fixes a badge to a corpse, on board of the rescue vessel "VOS Hestia", after a rescue mission on the Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy, June 03, 2017. The sea journey took the lives of four migrants, some of whom still died on board of the vessel. The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route.
The department of migrants who died during the crossing of the Mediterranean Sea on the Graveyard Santa Maria dei Rotoli in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, June 06, 2017. The Central Mediterranean route is the world's deadliest migration route.
CORINNA KERN - Photojournalist based in Israel
Corinna Kern is a German photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Israel.