Migrants waiting to be transported from the Santa Maria to the Aquarius. Migrants have been rescued at about 30 miles from the Lybian coasts in international waters by NGO Open Arms boat and a spanigh war ship, the Santa Maria. Aquarius, a rescue ship patroling the Mediterranean Sea run by the NGOs SOS Mediterranee and MSF. Photographed boarded on the vessel for a three weeks shif documenting the operations.