Photo Essay: The Mediterranean

Mediterranean SOS rescue ship
Men dangle their legs off the side of an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off Libya. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
A child arrives on board the Aquarius. October 11, 2017.
A child arrives on board the Aquarius. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Women on board the Aquarius following their rescue in international waters off Libya. October 12, 2017.
Women on board the Aquarius following their rescue in international waters off Libya. October 12, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Adam, a 24-year-old from Sudan, on board the Aquarius. October 12, 2017.
Adam, a 24-year-old from Sudan, on board the Aquarius. October 12, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
A wooden boat carrying 29 people, mainly Syrians, just before their rescue and transfer to the Aquarius. October 10, 2017
A wooden boat carrying 29 people, mainly Syrians, just before their rescue and transfer to the Aquarius. October 10, 2017 © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
A young Syrian man who was traveling with his pregnant wife prepares to get on the SOS MEDITERRANEE speedboat for transfer to the Aquarius. October 10, 2017
A young Syrian man who was traveling with his pregnant wife prepares to get on the SOS MEDITERRANEE speedboat for transfer to the Aquarius. October 10, 2017 © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
SOS MEDITERRANEE crew mark the rubber dinghy with the search-and-rescue (SAR) case number and date.
SOS MEDITERRANEE crew mark the rubber dinghy with the search-and-rescue (SAR) case number and date. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Aquarius crew members help a man onto the ship after a rescue. October 11, 2017.
Aquarius crew members help a man onto the ship after a rescue. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
SOS MEDITERRANEE rescuer Dragos Nicolae puts a life jacket on a young child during a rescue operation in international waters off of Libya. October 11, 2017.
SOS MEDITERRANEE rescuer Dragos Nicolae puts a life jacket on a young child during a rescue operation in international waters off of Libya. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Two men hug following their rescue by SOS MEDITERRANEE. October 10, 2017.
Two men hug following their rescue by SOS MEDITERRANEE. October 10, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
A severely emaciated Somali woman is helped into the ship’s clinic. October 11, 2017.
A severely emaciated Somali woman is helped into the ship’s clinic. October 11, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Women and children sit in the “green room,” an indoor space leading to the women’s shelter. October 13, 2017.
Women and children sit in the “green room,” an indoor space leading to the women’s shelter. October 13, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Hanan, a Syrian woman, sits in the women’s shelter on board the Aquarius while children from her family and other Syrian families play. October 13, 2017.
Hanan, a Syrian woman, sits in the women’s shelter on board the Aquarius while children from her family and other Syrian families play. October 13, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
The MSF midwife examines a one-week old baby girl named Salimata, from Ivory Coast, rescued with her mother from an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off Libya. October 10, 2017.
The MSF midwife examines a one-week old baby girl named Salimata, from Ivory Coast, rescued with her mother from an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off Libya. October 10, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
People with medical conditions, including this man in a stretcher carried by Italian Red Cross workers, were the first to disembark the Aquarius in Palermo, Italy. October 13, 2017.
People with medical conditions, including this man in a stretcher carried by Italian Red Cross workers, were the first to disembark the Aquarius in Palermo, Italy. October 13, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN
Aquarius rescue and humanitarian crews commemorate the 2013 Lampedusa tragedy.
Aquarius rescue and humanitarian crews commemorate the 2013 Lampedusa tragedy, when at least 368 people died when their boat caught fire and broke apart in waters off the Italian island in the central Mediterranean. October 3, 2017. © 2017 ANTHONY JEAN