Neeske Beckmann, Moonbird's tactical coordinator, scans the Mediterranean Sea for refugee boats that may be in Moonbird is operated by German charity Sea Watch, and runs around 100 plane missions a year. More than 19,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea since 2014, and the central Mediterranean route is the deadliest in the world.

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