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Aquarius SAR: Winter conditions and high seas

MSF and SOS Mediterannee Search and Rescue personnel operate in appalling conditions in the Mediterranean sea, 22 December 2016, as they help a boat in distress full of refugees and migrants off the northern coast of Libya.

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Aquarius SAR – Winter conditions and high seas, December 2016

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF182591

Date taken / Date Recorded 22/12/2016 12:00 AM

Country Italy

Detailed location Mediterranean sea

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

Photographer / videographer / producer Kevin McElvaney

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Project section OCA

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

Maximum Size 7360px × 4912px 20.20 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist In 2016, MSF teams on board of Dignity, Bourbon Argos and Aquarius (in partnership with SOS Mediterranee) have directly rescued 21,603 people and assisted 8969, a total of 30,572 in more than 200 different operations.

Despite winter weather and rough seas migrants and refugees are continuing through December to attempt the perilous crossing from Libya to mainland Europe.