Seeking Asylum

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian Ocean, 2012. Frame 9 of 19.

In his words

The captain announced we would have to turn back, and we climbed on deck and waved our jackets to attract attention from anyone passing by. Asylum seekers who had gone before us had warned us that if a boat got into trouble the crew might try to escape with makeshift rafts, so we assigned men to keep guard over them. All our fears of getting caught by the police were gone, in fact that would have helped us. We just wanted to survive.