Ocean Viking saves 182 people in distress on Mediterranean
21 February 2020 |
10:20 am
In one day, sea rescue vessel Ocean Viking received distress calls to come to the aid of two boats carrying displaced people across the Mediterranean. DW reporter Miodrag Soric witnessed the rescue operations firsthand.
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