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Women disembark from the Siem Pilot on October 24, 2016 after rescue operations of migrants at see during the week-end. During a dramatic 24 hours, the crew of the Norwegian Siem Pilot, a vessel built as an oil platform supply ship but now used by the EU border force Frontex and another aid boat rescued panicked migrants in the dark, with only limited resources and in the face of aggressive people smugglers. Around 2,400 migrants were rescued and 14 dead bodies pulled from the water on October 22, 2016, according to the Italian coastguard. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)
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