American basketball player describes the chaos that 's consumed Libya . One American couple was stopped at a checkpoint by soldiers with machine guns . His teammate , a U.S. resident whose name Benzegala did n't want published for fear of his safety , did n't think he 'd be allowed on the ferry since he was not yet a U.S. citizen . A U.S. ferry has left Libya carrying about 300 passengers . The boat is now stuck in international waters, and no one knows how long it will be before they are rescued or if anyone else on board dies from thirst.
American basketball player describes the chaos that 's consumed Libya . One American couple was stopped at a checkpoint by soldiers with machine guns . A U.S. ferry has left Libya carrying about 300 passengers . The boat is now stuck in international waters, and no one knows how long it will be before they are rescued or if anyone else on board dies from thirst.