The Fishermen Braving the Freezing Mediterranean to Save Desperate Refugees

[Judi Lynn]

by KELLY COBIELLA
JAN 29 2017, 2:21 AM ET


GREECE — The fishermen who voluntarily rescue desperate refugees fleeing war-torn countries in the Mediterranean have been left unable to help people or work after freezing weather wrecked their boats.

In the small Greek fishing village of Skala Sikamias on the island of Lesbos, fishermen Kostas Pideris and Thanasis Marmarinos are examining their boats on dry land, propped on wood slats next to the village harbor.

The tiny village with just 150 inhabitants has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis, particularly during the 2015 peak, when thousands of people chose to risk crossing the sea to get to mainland Europe and asylum.

"I had seventeen people on this boat at one time," Marmarinos said, "all children." The 63-year-old fisherman has made a living from his catch in the Aegean Sea for fifty years.


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[AJT]

1. Thank goodness there are good people

left in the world. There should be a fund raising effort to help them with repairs.