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Jérémie Lusseau / SOS MEDITERRANEE

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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Portrait-Emmanuel

Testimony

Emmanuel

Emmanuel was rescued by the Ocean Viking on June 30th  2020, after spending four days and three nights lost in the Central Mediterranean, trying to flee Libya. He was on an overcrowded wooden boat...
Portrait-Mohammed

Testimony

Mohammed

Mohammed is 22 years old. He fled Libya with his brother and two friends on June 23th, 2020. He was rescued by the Ocean Viking after spending two nights at sea on an overcrowded wooden...
Portrait-R.

Testimony

Rasel

Rasel*, a 34 year-old man from Bangladesh, fled Libya on an overcrowded wooden boat with 66 other people. After a dire journey at sea, he was rescued by the Ocean Viking in the afternoon of...
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Testimony

Mido

Throughout the 11 days the Ocean Viking spent waiting for a safe port to disembark 180 survivors in the beginning of July, psychological distress became unbearable for some of the survivors. Two...
Portrait-Yussif

Testimony

Yussif

“My name is Yussif. I am from Somalia, I’m 17 years old. I don’t know how I arrived in Libya. I never planned to go there. I did not understand what happened. I don’t even know exactly how long I...
Portrait-Aya

Testimony

Aya

Aya* is 22 years old and from Ivory Coast. She was rescued on February 19th, 2020, along with her husband and daughter, in international waters off the coast of Libya, by the Ocean Viking. Trigger...