‘Save my skin’: Migrants share stories of close shaves in Libya

ONBOARD THE OCEAN VIKING — Libya lies behind and Europe ahead though the mist — rescued migrants can dream a little onboard the Ocean Viking as it drifts somewhere between Italy and Malta. Rescued from two wooden boats, 118 migrants, including a pregnant woman, are finally on one of the last stages in their quest for a better life, crossing the Mediterranean. At the mention of Libya, Hafiz, a 30-year-old Eritrean, holds his head as if to ward off blows. "All I want is to save my...