Film
Death by Rescue: The Lethal Effects of Non-Assistance at Sea
2016 · 15m · Documentary
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
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’.
Crew
- Forensic OceanographyDirector
Details
- Release date
- April 18, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
Similar films
Spectrum
2016
Me sem s-ar tu
Titanic: The Complete Story
1994
UNSPOKEN
2022
Caos de tránsito
2018
Ghost Island
2025
Die italienische Küste des Mittelmeeres
1913
Witness Underground
2024
Lesser Choices
2022
The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak
1975
Free Tibet
1998
Ghosts at Sea: Paranormal Shipwrecks and Curses
2014
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.