Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea 2016 Directed by Forensic Oceanography
In April 2015, two shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean resulted in over a thousand deaths. The first, on 12 April, occurred when an overcrowded boat was approached by a large commercial vessel. Less than a week later, on 18 April 2015, a similar incident led to over eight hundred deaths after an overcrowded vessel collided with a cargo ship that had approached to rescue its passengers. Both incidents are in part the result of changing EU policies toward at-sea rescue, particularly the retreat of state rescue operations and a resulting onus on commercial vessels to fill the ‘rescue gap’.
Country
United Kingdom
Production Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Gnere
Documentary
Production Company
Forensic Architecture
Release Date 18 April 2016
15 mins
