This report is based on data revealing that in 2011 at least 1,500 individuals lost their lives while attempting to sail across the Mediterranean in order to escape the political upheaval in North Africa. The report itself focuses on the harrowing case of one small boat, which left Tripoli with 72 people on board. After two weeks at sea, it drifted back to Libya with only nine survivors. No one went to the rescue of this boat despite a distress call logged by the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, which pinpointed its location. There were alleged direct contacts between the boat and additional parties: a helicopter that dropped biscuits and water but never returned; two fishing vessels that refused to provide assistance; and a military ship that came into contact with the boat, but ignored the distress signals of its passengers.

This video presents the testimony given by one of the nine survivors, Dan Haile Gebre.

Forensic Oceanography, Charles Heller, Lorenzo Pezzani and Situ Studio, Forensic Architecture (ERC)

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