The Central Mediterranean’s sea has been the world’s most dangerous migration route for years.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) over 20,000 people have died or disappeared there since 2014, with more the 90% of deaths due to drowning.

On 13th December 2022, LIFE SUPPORT, the EMERGENCY ship for search and rescue (SAR) sailed from Genoa for it first mission in the Central Mediterranean sea.

These are the voices of migrants and staff collected during the 10 days of navigation.

a film by Davide Preti

The reportage was published on Corriere della Sera.

January 2023