Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea (2016)
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Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea

In April 2015, two shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean resulted in over a thousand deaths. The first, on 12 April, occurred when an overcrowded boat was approached by a large commercial vessel. Less than a week later, on 18 April 2015, a similar incident led to over eight hundred deaths after an overcrowded vessel collided with a cargo ship that had approached to rescue its passengers. Both incidents are in part the result of changing EU policies toward at-sea rescue, particularly the retreat of state rescue operations and a resulting onus on commercial vessels to fill the ‘rescue gap’.

Release: Apr 18, 2016

Duration: 15m

Genres: Documentary

Country: United Kingdom

Quality: HD

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Director: Forensic Oceanography

IMDb: 0/10

Keywords:Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea #shipwreck#migration#human rights#mediterranean sea