Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea
2016
15m
Documentary
Overview
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’.
About Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea
Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea (2016) is a Documentary film that follows 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’. Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
