Tearsheet. The New York Times Magazine. Front cover. September 6, 2015.

Eritrean migrants, who were rescued at sea by a ship hired by MSF. Madecines sans Frontieres, are seen on deck as the ship transports them to Reggio Calabria, Italy, on July 27, 2015. The ship,  named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants, who were rescued at sea by a ship hired by MSF. Madecines sans Frontieres, are seen on deck as the ship transports them to Reggio Calabria, Italy, on July 27, 2015. The ship,  named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants are seen in their boat as they are about to be rescued by MSF.  Medecines sans Frontieres, approximately 10-15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on July 27, 2015. The MSF-hired ship, named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants, who were rescued at sea by a ship hired by MSF. Madecines sans Frontieres, are seen on deck as the ship transports them to Reggio Calabria, Italy, on July 27, 2015. The ship,  named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants, who were rescued at sea by a ship hired by MSF. Madecines sans Frontieres, are seen on deck as the ship transports them to Reggio Calabria, Italy, on July 27, 2015. The ship,  named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants are seen in their boat as they are about to be rescued by MSF.  Medecines sans Frontieres, approximately 10-15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on July 27, 2015. The MSF-hired ship, named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants are seen in their boat as they are about to be rescued by MSF.  Medecines sans Frontieres, approximately 10-15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on July 27, 2015. The MSF-hired ship, named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants are seen in their boat as they are about to be rescued by MSF.  Medecines sans Frontieres, approximately 10-15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on July 27, 2015. The MSF-hired ship, named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

Eritrean migrants are seen in their boat as they are about to be rescued by MSF.  Medecines sans Frontieres, approximately 10-15 nautical miles off the Libyan coast on July 27, 2015. The MSF-hired ship, named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA. The sea at night near the Libyan coast. 2015.

Eritrean migrants, who were rescued at sea by a ship hired by MSF. Madecines sans Frontieres, are seen on deck as the ship transports them to Reggio Calabria, Italy, on July 27, 2015. The ship,  named "Bourbon Argos" , was patrolling the waters off of Libya when it encountered two wooden boats carrying a total of nearly 700 migrants, according to MSF. The migrants reported that a third boat left Libya with them, but it could not be located by MSF. It was reported to have been rescued the following day by an Irish ship, with casualties.