The Geo Barents ship, operated by Médecins Sans Frontières, is on its 63rd search and rescue mission in the Central Mediterranean Sea. More than 30,000 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea since 2014 while trying to reach Europe, according to figures collected by the International Organisation for Migration - and the real figures may be much higher.

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