takeoff from an undisclosed location. the german n.g.o.s see watch as taking us on a reconnaissance flight over the mediterranean. mafia and pilots have one main objective saving lives. this you watch aircraft moon bird mainly operates in the search and rescue zone off the coast of western libya an area that spans more than 350 kilometers of coastline this is where migrant boats set off on their perilous journey to italy and malta footage from an earlier mission shows how that looks dozens of people on an overcrowded rubber dinghy passengers often spend days out at sea exposed to the sun and with limited supplies after hours up in the air we spot a suspicious object in the water i have. that's a sunken rabbiting. for now we don't know what happened to the people on board