Mediterranean migrants

Migrants fall into the water during a rescue in the Mediterranean.

What it’s like aboard an NGO ship rescuing hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean

The World’s Richard Hall spent a week on a Save the Children rescue ship. Here are the sights and sounds from their harrowing voyage.

What it’s like aboard an NGO ship rescuing hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean
Migrant Offshore Aid Station rescues migrants from a rubber dinghy during an operation in the central Mediterranean

This group wants to ‘defend Europe’ from migrants at sea

This group wants to ‘defend Europe’ from migrants at sea
African migrants arriving in Italy from Mediterranean

African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya

African migrants are reaching Europe with tales of kidnap and torture in Libya
A settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Refugee Day: Photos of a historic migration of people seeking safer and better lives

Refugee Day: Photos of a historic migration of people seeking safer and better lives
The Libyan coast guard boards a boat in the Mediterranean while humanitarian groups bring migrants onto their ships.

Libya’s coast guard is ‘endangering lives’ of migrants trying to reach Europe

Libya’s coast guard is ‘endangering lives’ of migrants trying to reach Europe
Save the Children workers rescue migrants on a boat in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya

Aid groups rescue over 1,600 migrants in the Mediterranean in a single day

The World’s Richard Hall reported aboard Save the Children's rescue ship in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, they saved 635 people — a record for the group's sea rescue operations. Doctors Without Borders rescued another 1,004 people on the same day.

Aid groups rescue over 1,600 migrants in the Mediterranean in a single day
Tunisian fishermen try on life jackets offered by MSF at the end of the training. The fishermen say in general they lack the equipment to cope with boatloads of migrants and refugees in distress.

Tunisian fishermen are trained to be 'safety nets' for migrants making a deadly sea crossing

Tunisian fishermen near the border with Libya are learning to be a safety net of sorts for migrants and refugees on the Mediterranean

Tunisian fishermen are trained to be 'safety nets' for migrants making a deadly sea crossing