Johnny Hunter Migrant Buster - EP4 Waylay a boat full of refugees

Despite the search and rescue operations run by the Italian and Greek coastguards and private and humanitarian vessels such as MSF’s, the Mediterranean is still the world’s most dangerous passage for migrants and refugees. With no safe and legal route to enter Europe, their only option is to pay an exorbitant sum to board unseaworthy boats crammed with people in a similar plight. Since the EU and Turkey struck a deal in March 2016, survivors landing on Greek islands now end up detained in migrant identification and registration centers known as ‘hotspots’.

The Journey

Refugees in Europe - Deadly sea crossings [Médecins Sans Frontières]

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In 2015 one million people had no other choice than to risk their lives on makeshift boats as they attempted to flee across the sea to Europe. As the countries of Europe progressively shut down their borders, in March 2016 it was decided to send refugees landing in Greece back to Turkey. MSF runs search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and provides assistance in Greece, Italy, northern France and along routes through the Balkans. You too can say #ImNotJohnny and join us in taking a stand against the EU's migration policies that abuse and reject people seeking refuge on European soil, condemning them to a clandestine existence and extreme hardship.

The Journey

The Dignity I left the harbor of Barcelona in June 2015 to start its mission of search and rescue at sea near the coast of Libya. In October 2015, more than 5 000 people had already been recued by this boat and its crew.