you're watching the w. news live from berlin up next reporter we take you to the deck of the ocean viking where a group's trying to save the lives of migrants crossing the mediterranean more news coming at the top of the hour don't forget in the meantime all the latest headlines available 24 seventh's on our web site that's d w dot com or you can follow us on twitter at the news i'm carl aspen thanks for watching. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and a few newspapers one official information as a journalist i have walked off the streets of many counters and they have problems are always the same core to the social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press. go up should work on the floor to stay silent

when it comes to the sounds of the humans and see why the fools who have decided to put their trust in us. my name is johnny carson and i work a day w. . thousands of refugees are fleeing war hunger and poverty hoping to reach europe via libya. or they will still be multiple multiple the politicians they cross the mediterranean sea and flimsy overcrowded boats without life vests. all of the goods. and are rescued by volunteers like these.

it's early morning as the ocean viking leaves marsay. aboard our 23 volunteers from s.o.s. mediterranean and doctors without borders they've been on many rescue missions before. they've lease the 70 meter long ocean viking running the rescue operation costs $14000.00 euros each day the volunteers rely exclusively on donations. nicholas or nick roman york has the operation the 35 year old plots the ship's course other volunteers assessed by checking news and weather reports and tracking other ships next number one priority to save as many lives as possible.

receiving would. give your shop look out for a potential bugs in distress in the area. very all right go. communications all waiting for stress alerts from the authorities. all for a. really. refugee boats rarely show up on the ships radar because they're too small. so the crew keep a lookout scanning the horizon. often traffickers deliberately misinform refugees what we've heard over the years is that. the instructions that people are given on the boats is to is to proceed north from the coast you can see the oil platforms that they have that the flares burning off the excess gas so those flares are visible from the from the from the land and so you can see the haze and the sad

thing about it is they actually tell people that that is italy so they say we're in a couple of hours you'll be you'll be arriving in italy the reality is it's not the case at all. frenchmen tante is one of the most experienced volunteers on the team . he saved thousands of lives at sea already. we put a lot of her fortune what are we going to grow to conform with which is just about taking control of people's minds and bring them to follow our instructions carefully and close it and to consider that the best option is to traverse several hours later 130 kilometers off the libyan coast they suddenly receive a distress call. alarms phone a network that monitors the mediterranean has alerted the rescuers. nick needs to know where to steer his ship. we have a look for a possible world boat with knives are all more. worried.

that while. the volunteers have made radio contact with a plane operated by the european border agency frontex they've got eyes on the refugee boat in distress. or. walk or bike. or walk or for. the dole. dollar for real. they launched the speedboat. you were. with 230 horsepower they raced over the choppy waves are they ready to life vests to make sure everyone is safe when.

they need to ensure all refugees among them women and children remain calm even though they're desperate to get off the tiny boat. or there are people that are going to we're going to own it up like a girl really good we're getting we're going to come back i'm going to be 100 days but. then use the. judging is the no is no we're not going you know. we're going to be a good. balance we're going to be. good. next can only watch from afar now everything is in tongue hands. i don't know what the refugees listen to him and stay calm many can't swim and tongue he hasn't handed out life jackets yet they could drown if their boat capsizes tongue he has the

situation under control he's experienced and has been on many rescue missions before. for looks good good for. the. long run good. looking. but. the boats must not touch as the flimsy overcrowded refugee boat could easily capsize. then the actual rescue begins. 1st 5 infants are taken aboard then everyone else one by one. then the speed boat returns to the ocean viking.

shuttling back and forth until everyone is safe. now the doctors without borders staff tend to the rescue and. they swap their wet gas drenched clothes for clean dry garments men and women are allocated separate spaces onboard where they can rest. and. well i know. that the rescued are briefed in english french arabic and other languages. a team of doctors checks in with every person. beyond that. then they receive the next distress call over the past 30 hours the team will

embark on 3 rescue missions they save the lives of 276 refugees the volunteers work nonstop. but they fought by the author and some of them found that my depakote and my mom thought about this pile up on top of him by going by the wildlife in by the limits of. $65.00 of those rescued are under the age of 18 many are unaccompanied most are from mali nigeria bangladesh and morocco. 24 year old michael is from ghana. you know was saying was was what a very small. little man we are. but i ain't too. although about progress moods there was not this time by the town but i mean there was always here because. of the board is there are life we don't want to be telling them to

michael like so many others got stranded in libya because of the war returning to ghana through the sahara was unthinkable so the only option left was to try to make it across the mediterranean sea. it's not easy but we are suffering from libya and we did you know it's more due to us sometime the car cue the time they put money on you until you find money to pay them you are not new. with almost $300.00 refugees aboard the ocean viking is that over capacity. with nick's approval the volunteers improvise creating extra space for the rescued oh. i. thought. it was going to raise about $270.00 people pulled off so he got a little bit shell saying yeah at least say that we have to get it done today that

we've got 3 of us to find out. how we got a little bit quiet. there warren meals every morning and midday and as much drinking water as anyone wants most of those rescued hadn't brought any with them but over time it. was. like. at the back of the ship everyone can wash their clothes. well the captains told me our water level is a bit load so i'm going to have to be a bit careful with how much words we use ok so if you're waiting and you can wait on the side to wash your clothes whether we're going to. hear what you need. tell me. if i have my harmonica your purse i can sing to myself yeah stephen are

you free when you take these guys down to the senate near the muster station to hang their clothes. meanwhile nick is in negotiation with italian and maltese authorities he wants permission to bring the rescue to safety. all his actions with national authorities to avoid being accused of playing into the hands of human traffickers. i a few days later. really morning. from bar. 2 or what. i feel i am up to. now. finally they get to disembark.

but italian authorities detain the ship at port one of the refugees is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus. the ocean viking is quarantined for 2 weeks. despite the fact that her help at sea is desperately needed with ever more people risking their lives to reach europe. i see videos of the central military and i see videos through throughout. the mediterranean and the atlantic of men women and. being left in danger of being left closely to grow for me that's no except the wall. that's why nick wants the ocean viking to return as quickly as possible to the libyan coast lives after all are at stake. more.

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