This month, as part our Refugee Week and World Refugee Day celebrations, our blogs and podcasts are focusing on exploring the first-hand accounts of people who have experienced forced migration. During our current SAR mission, the MOAS crew have distributed a special camera among the people we have rescued while they are on board the Phoenix, inviting them to document their time with us. Here we share with you photographs taken by Walid, a barber from Damascus in Syria, David, a young man from Cameroon, and Saleem, a 32-year-old man from Libya, and their companions.
Walid (left) and his friend on board the Phoenix
David (centre) and travelling companions
Walid: The Phoenix passes in front of Mount Etna on its way to disembark
Walid: help with the clean-up on board
Walid: MOAS rescue swimmer Paul (centre) with MOAS crew and beneficiaries
Walid’s photograph of the Mediterranean sunset
David: A migrant looks out over top deck
David: A group of men from Bangladesh rescued by the Phoenix crew
Walid: A beneficiary warming up rice on board
Walid with Annie, MOAS paramedic
Walid: Alex, MOAS Able Seaman, chats with a beneficiary
Walid: When the Phoenix is full, every corner is useful
Walid’s companion looks over the water
Saleem: The view from Saleem’s spot on deck
Walid on top deck as post-rescue care is delivered
Saleem: Top deck from below
David’s travelling companion poses for a selfie
Saleem: A view of Malta
David: A fellow passenger rests on board the Phoenix
David: Three of David’s companions find some shade under a RHIB
Saleem: Resting on the lower deck
David: A friend waits to disembark
David with fellow passengers
David: Relieved travellers rest having received water and a hot meal
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