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article_snippet.sent: In recent years, it has been the first point of entry to Europe for tens of thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East.
article_snippet.sent: But in recent years, Calabrese 12-man crew has joined Italy's effort to rescue migrants coming from Africa and the Middle Eastthe Middle East.
article_snippet.sent: Why migrants are risking migrants lives to reach Italy .
article_snippet.sent: It contrasts starkly with conditions migrants have recounted to us of the rickety boats and unseaworthy rubber dinghies they use to try to cross the Mediterranean.
article_snippet.sent: Many migrants have been beaten and robbed of all Many migrants possessions before Many migrants board.
article_snippet.sent: And unless a ship like the Calabrese comes to Many migrants rescue, death at sea is a definite possibility.