How Italy Rescued Thousands of Migrants in the Mediterranean Crisis | Foreign Correspondent (2014)

For two days, an inflatable dinghy packed full of young African men floats in the middle of the Mediterranean, its occupants unsure if they will live or die. Suddenly, the San Giusto - an Italian naval ship - looms into view, plucks the jubilant men from their sagging rubber boat and they join the 140,000 people rescued at sea by Italy, so far this year. When the San Giusto has collected its capacity of human cargo, they're taken to a southern Italian port, subjected to health tests and passed through a processing centre and, for some, on through the gates to town and onto to a new life in Europe. Italy's Operation Mare Nostrum is starkly different to Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders and it has also has its fair share of critics. In an Australian television first, Foreign Correspondent takes you aboard this high-risk, politically controversial exercise conducted, as you'd expect, with plenty of Italian passion and dedication. This Foreign Correspondent story was originally broadcast as “The Italian Solution” on 14 October 2014. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 02:31 – Meet The Migranti 03:54 – Walking Free 04:57 – Aboard the San Giusto 06:26 – How Mare Nostrum Began 07:11 – Out in The Hot Zone 11:04 – A Rescue of Hope 16:02 – Intervene at the Origin 16:44 – Another Alert: “I was so close to Death” 20:49 – Back at the Dock 22:27 – Aleppo’s Escapee, Ahmed 24:59 – What’s next? A new beginning For more information visit Foreign Correspondent’s website: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-1... https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/... Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #Italy #ForeignCorrespondent #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia