Even on this crowded planet, there are places on Earth where one could argue that even the notion of humanity is all but nonexistent. Where the human element is so scarce and the environment is so harsh, you might as well be in the void of space. This is a journey into one of those places and it’s a story about the people who end up there, either because they feel they have no other choice, or because they feel compelled to bring some humanity to this place. 

On this special RCRC magazine podcast, we go with photographer and videographer Alexia Webster into international waters in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. She takes us on a journey aboard the Ocean Viking, a ship chartered by the humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, the IFRC. The ship has a singular mission of saving people who find themselves lost in international waters between Europe and North Africa, where every year thousands of people lose their lives as they try to find safety, and a better life in Europe. With the help of audio clips from her interviews, she will introduce you to people who've made the journey on little more than a rubber dinghy. We'll also hear from crew members of the Ocean Viking, people who spend their lives at sea trying to prevent even more lives from being lost.

‘What made me try to cross this sea? I must be crazy’.

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