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Stories of survivors

Dive into firsthand accounts from survivors aboard our ship, amplifying the voices of those who are often unheard.

Their stories shed a light on the urgent humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, as well as their remarkable journeys.

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Marina

Marina* was among the 75 women, men and children rescued by SOS MEDITERRANEE during the night of November 3, 2023. They were on an overcrowded sailing boat, adrift, in the Ionian Sea that had departed from Turkey a week before. They ran out of food and water for almost two days before being rescued.

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Ada

Ada*, 20 years old, from Nigeria, was rescued by the Ocean Viking from an overcrowded rubber boat in distress on the 7th of January. She is among the first 37 survivors rescued by SOS MEDITERRANEE...
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Nia

Nia* was rescued during the night, on the 27th of December 2022. She spent 24 hours on an overcrowded rubber boat with 112 other people. The SOS MEDITERRANEE team searched for hours in the dark...
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Jahia

Jahia *, 22 years old, from Cameroun, was one of the 295 people rescued by the team of the Ocean Viking between April 24 and April 27. Jahia was rescued from a rubber boat in distress along with...
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Rita

[Content warning] The following text mentions general violence. When the Ocean Viking reached port in Sicily to disembark the survivors in January 2021, police officers, officials from the...
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Jenny

Content warning: The following text describes sexual violence. Jenny* was rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat along with her sister [1] in January 2021. On the Ocean Viking, the 25-year-old...
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