The Perilous Voyage of Libyan Refugees

Rough Seas
A small Italian coast guard ship floats alongside a ferry off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, on April 30, 2011. The ferry, holding nearly 500 refugees, had sent an SOS call via satellite phone when it began taking on water during bad weather 40 miles (64 km) off Lampedusa.

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