Ocean Viking
“Bianca Senatore and photographer Pierre Terrace embarked together aboard the Ocean Viking, a repurposed oil and gas cargo ship operated by the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée, which patrols the central Mediterranean Sea conducting rescue operations for migrants attempting to cross to Europe. Many of those found aboard smugglers’ rafts would not have survived the journey without intervention. Senatore and Terrace documented two rescue operations at sea as well as the living conditions on board, capturing the cramped and humble circumstances of those rescued, their expressions of faith and celebration upon leaving Libya, and the moment of arrival at Port Augusta, Sicily, at the end of their long journey.“
- Ocean Viking rescue team saving stranded African migrants attempting to reach Italy, welcoming them on board for safe passage until the end of the route.
- African migrants on a raft crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy, soon to be helped by the Ocean Viking.
- African migrants on a raft crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy, soon to be helped by the Ocean Viking.
- Humble living conditions on the Ocean Viking.
- Cramped conditions on the Ocean Viking.
- Migrant filling his water from limited water supplies on the Ocean Viking.
- Migrants passing the time by writing in chalk on the Ocean Viking.
- Conditions on the Ocean Viking.
- A child being saved and brought aboard the Ocean Viking.
- Man looking overboard to the movement of water bringing him to a brighter future on the Ocean Viking.
- Living conditions on the Ocean Viking.
- Improvised barber salon on the Ocean Viking.
- A raft containing migrants from Libya attempting to reach Italy stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and rescued by the Ocean Viking. They might not have made it were it not for the rescue team.
Photos: Bianca Senatore
Videos: Bianca Senatore
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