Ocean Viking – Saved by the ‘big boat’ (Episode 2)

Climb on board the private rescue ship Ocean Viking for Tales from the Border’s second episode. Listen to the relief as the ‘Big Boat’ arrives to rescue a group of migrants adrift in the

Mediterranean. Imagine the hellish fire from the oil rigs at night as migrants drift towards them, believing they have reached land.

Hear tales of suffering and sexual violence as rescued migrants visit the nurses on board the Ocean Viking and reveal what they have experienced.

And share in the joy as a stand-off ends and the time finally comes to disembark.

Presenter and Producer: Emma Wallis
Editor: Marion MacGregor
Series Editors: Charlotte Hauswedell and Sven Pöhle
Studio production: Gerd Georgii and Jürgen Kuhn in the DW studios
Music: Chinese Man Records, France
Sounds and interviews provided: SOS Mediterranée, Flavio Gasperini, Sandy McKee, Hippolyte, DW

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