In 2015, over 700 people drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, in the worst tragedy of the migrant crisis. When the Italian government made the unprecedented decision to raise the boat from the depths, expert salvagers were put to the test to return the bodies of the lost to their loved ones. Using technology custom-built for the mission, salvagers executed one of the most complex and emotional reclamations of their career.

In 2015, over 700 people drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, in the worst tragedy of the migrant crisis. When the Italian government made the unprecedented decision to raise the boat from the depths, expert salvagers were put to the test to return the bodies of the lost to their loved ones. Using technology custom-built for the mission, salvagers executed one of the most complex and emotional reclamations of their career.