Fire at Sea Page #3

- Come on, Samuele, row.

- Like this?

Row. The prow facing the boats.

This way?

- The prow towards me.

- Like this?

No, not that way!

Turn the boat around!

Turn with this one.

- Keep turning with this one.

- This one?

Bring the prow this way,

row forward.

Row forward, row.

Where did you stick the oar?

Keep going, Samuele.

I'm going to get stuck

in the patrol boats.

You'll get stuck in the middle,

grab hold of the line!

Hold on to the line.

Hold on!

Wait.

I'll throw you a line

and pull you out.

Keep holding on,

or you'll be crushed by the boats.

Can you see good?

Yeah, good, but a tiny bit bad too,

just a weeny bit bad.

A teeny-weeny bit bad.

Now I'm much better,

at first I could hardly see at all,

but now I can see

a little less bad.

You should wear them at school.

But I do wear them at school.

Look at this wind!

Yes, there's a storm coming.

30 knots.

How much, 30 knots?

Wow.

You thought it was less?

A weeny bit less.

- So, what's wrong?

- I feel like...

I have trouble breathing,

I'm also allergic to dust mites

and sometimes I can't breathe.

But not always.

- A little bit.

- Sometimes.

- How long have you had this problem?

- For quite a while.

A month, two months,

a year, two years?

Maybe a year.

Does it happen in summer or winter?

Whenever, a couple of times.

Whenever.

Why is your face all scribbled on?

At school.

- With a pen?

- Yes.

- And your eye?

- I've got a lazy eye.

When I had my eyes examined

I had a tenth,

now I have five tenths.

- How long have you been wearing this?

- A month.

- You've recovered quite a bit.

- From one tenth to five tenths.

- It works.

But it's still not fixed,

I have to get to nine tenths.

- You'll get there.

- If I always wear it.

Did you have

this problem this morning?

No, not this morning.

Now I'll examine you.

- Now, a little bit.

- A little bit.

Just a bit.

Do you feel like you can't breathe

or does it feel heavy,

do you feel you can't get the air in?

I can't get the air in.

That's it.

Can I examine you now and we'll see?

So we'll see what's what,

lift your shirt...

- And you'll figure it out?

- Of course.

That's what we're here for.

Take it off so I can hear better.

Take your glasses off.

You're white,

haven't been to the beach?

- Not yet.

- It's cold.

Now, then...

take a deep breath.

When I tell you,

when I touch you with it.

Easy does it.

Let's see, breathe.

Breathe.

Lighter than that, go on.

Again.

Stop, now we'll listen to your heart.

No, breathe normally.

Breathe normally.

Do you get tired when you walk a lot?

When I walk a lot and I sweat, yes,

I get tired because I sweat.

All right, so we could...

Is it anxiety, can you tell?

Yes, you're a little anxious,

not too bad.

And allergies,

I suffer from allergies too.

Yes, let's say that at the moment

the problem isn't allergies,

the problem is

you're a little anxious,

you're a bit tense.

What do you mean?

You're worried you've got something,

but actually there's nothing wrong.

But I can't breathe.

That's because...

Can't you do anything?

I'll order a cardiac examination,

I'll get them to do

an electrocardiogram,

to get a complete picture.

- Are you tired?

- No, just a bit of...

He's completely dehydrated.

He might not make it,

put him on a drip.

He has to be hydrated immediately.

Undress him,

put dry clothes on him.

I need dry white jumpsuits,

we have to undress them all.

See, they've all got wet stuff on.

F***.

Come here, they beat him up.

Where are you from?

Syria? Cte d'Ivoire?

Syria? Cte d'Ivoire?

Where are you from?

Mali, Syria?

All right, take his picture.

The photo's already done.

Take him inside.

Give him a chair, let him sit down.

All right here?

Eritrea?

Nigeria.

Libya.

Chad.

Niger.

40 dead bodies.

I'll get them

to help me pull them up.

In the boat there is two levels:

one is the upper side, and the under.

In the under there is very hot.

There is no air.

There is very hot.

Because of that, more people...

To all sections, I confirm:

there are 15 more dead bodies.

Masks, guys, masks, eh!

That bag there,

in the support boat.

The black one, yeah.

Can you do it?

One, two, three.

Are all the black men on board?

Let me have a nice day

and give me a little health.

FIRE AT SEA:

translation:
Susan Adler

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