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  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1594.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1561.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1339.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1473.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1359.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A rescue simulation of man overboard is undertaken by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta with a patrolboat and rigid inflatable boat near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1349.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  A mamber of the Maltese patrolboat waits for the rescue simulation of man overboard to be done by the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1318.jpg
  • LUQA, MALTA - JUNE 21: A station of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System, which manages the the vessel traffic in Maltese waters, is here at the Rescue Coordination Center in the Armed Forces of Malta base in Luqa on June 21, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110621_NYT_MALTA__MG_0642.jpg
  • LUQA, MALTA - JUNE 21: Operators check information on vessels in Maltese territorial and SAR (Search and Rescue) waters on the monitors of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the Rescue Coordination Center in the Armed Forces of Malta base in Luqa on June 21, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110621_NYT_MALTA__MG_0622.jpg
  • LUQA, MALTA - JUNE 21: an operator checks information on vessels in Maltese territorial and SAR (Search and Rescue) waters on the monitors of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the Rescue Coordination Center in the Armed Forces of Malta base in Luqa on June 21, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110621_NYT_MALTA__MG_0612.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  Vessels navigating in the Mediterrean Sea and  Maltese  SAR (Search and Rescue)waters (purple trapezoid) are shown on the monitor of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System on a patrolboat during a rescue simulation of man overboard  near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1614.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22:  Vessels navigating in the Mediterrean Sea and  Maltese  SAR (Search and Rescue)waters (purple trapezoid) are shown on the monitor of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System on a patrolboat during a rescue simulation of man overboard  near the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1601.jpg
  • ATTENTION: THIS IS A RESCUE SIMULATION THE MALTESE FORCES ORGANIZED FOR MY NYT SHOOT - NOT REAL. VALLETTA, MALTA - JUNE 22: A boat used by immigrants to cross the sea from Libya to Malta is now in the military port of Marsamxett Harbour in Valetta, Malta on June 22, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110622_NYT_MALTA__MG_1326.jpg
  • LUQA, MALTA - JUNE 21:  Vessels navigating in the Maltese waters (orange oval) are shown on the monitor of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the Rescue Coordination Center in the Armed Forces of Malta base in Luqa on June 21, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110621_NYT_MALTA__MG_0626.jpg
  • LUQA, MALTA - JUNE 21:  Vessels navigating in the Mediterrean Sea and  Maltese  SAR (Search and Rescue)waters (purple trapezoid) are shown on the monitor of the Vessel Traffic Management Information System at the Rescue Coordination Center in the Armed Forces of Malta base in Luqa on June 21, 2011. The Rescue Coordination Center receives information about boats and vessels movements as well as SOS requests in the Maltese waters and the SAR (Search and Rescue) waters. Malta's competence of coordination of the SAR waters is 25,000 square nautical miles, which also includes the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vast Maltese SAR waters correspond to the Maltese Flight Information Region (FIR).<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20110621_NYT_MALTA__MG_0599.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Gate of the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Cancello d'accesso alla villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-030.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri officer Giuseppe Montesardo enters the cellar in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. L'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo scende le scale della cantina della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-027.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina's safe in his villa in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La cassaforte del boss di Casa Nostra Salvatore Riina nella sua villa a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-016.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. The walking closet next to the bedroom in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La stanza armadio accanto alla stanza da letto nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-013.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto is in the garden of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto nel giardino del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-004.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-001.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. A kitchen glove in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Un guanto da cucina sul pavimento della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-037.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Glass bottles used for homemade tomato sauce are in the kitchen of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Bottiglie di vetro vuote usate per la salsa di pomodoro fatta in casa nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-036.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Pillows in the walking closet in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Cuscini nella stanza armadio nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-034.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. A bottle of "Bliz" limescale remover in the bathroom of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Una bottiglia di anticalcare "Bliz" nel bagno del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-033.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. An intercom in the armoured room of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Un citofono nella stanza blindata del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-032.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-031.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Pool in the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La piscina della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-029.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-028.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Pool in the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La piscina della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-026.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Access door to the living room and safe in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Porta d'accesso al salotto e alla cassaforte del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-025.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Pool in the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La piscina della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-024.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. One of the rooms of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Una delle stanze della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-023.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Kitchenin the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La cucina della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-022.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Living room in the villa of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia.Salotto della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-021.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Staircase of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Scale nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-020.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Staircase of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Scale nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-019.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo pose next to the safe in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo posano accanto alla cassaforte nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-017.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo observe a safe in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo osservano la cassaforte nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-015.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto enters the armoured room of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto entra nella camera blindata nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-012.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. The bedroom of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. La stanza da letto del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-011.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo in the first floor of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo nel primo piano della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-010.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo in the first floor of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo nel primo piano della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-009.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo observe the walking closet in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo osservano la stanza armadio nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-007.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. First floor and terrace of Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo. The villa was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Primo piano e terrazza della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini a Palermo. La villa è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-006.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto is in the garden of the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto nel giardino del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-005.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo enter the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo entrano nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-003.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabiniere Giuseppe Montesardo opens the gate of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina's villa in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. L'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo apre il cancello della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-002.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. A basket in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Un cesto nelal villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-035.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabinieri station commander Ciro Musto and officer Giuseppe Montesardo pose in the villa of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Il comandante di stazione Maresciallo Ciro Musto e l'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo posano accanto nella villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina a Palermo. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-018.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Drawes and pillows in the room of one of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina's children in his villa in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. Cassetti e cuscini nella stanza di uno dei figli del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina nella sua villa a Palermo, Italia. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-014.jpg
  • 25 June 2012. Palermo, Italy. Carabiniere Giuseppe Montesardo in the first floor of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina's villa in Palermo, Italy. Cosa Nostra's boss Salvatore Riina's villa in via Bernini, Palermo, was confiscated after his arrest on January 15, 1993 and will host a Caraninieri station. Salvatore Riina lived in the villa during the last years of his absconding ### 25 giugno 2012. Palermo, Italia. L'appuntato scelto Giuseppe Montesardo nel primo piano della villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina. La villa del boss di Cosa Nostra Salvatore Riina in via Bernini è stata confiscata dopo il suo arresto il 15 gennaio 1993, e ospiterà una stazione dei carabinieri nel 2013. Salvatore Riina ha vissuto nella villa durante gli ultimi anni della sua latitanza.
    OnOff_CIG_2012_06_VillaRiina_D-008.jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), poses for a portrait behind his desk in the G.I.C.I.C. office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A policeman works in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Objects such as maps, flags,  compasses and personal belongings of migrants recovered from smugglers' boats are stored here in a deposit of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Objects such as maps, flags,  compasses and personal belongings of migrants recovered from smugglers' boats are stored here in a deposit of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Objects such as maps, flags,  compasses and personal belongings of migrants recovered from smugglers' boats are stored here in a deposit of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), works at his desk in the G.I.C.I.C. office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), works at his desk in the G.I.C.I.C. office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), works at his desk in the G.I.C.I.C. office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: The desk of Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), is seen here in the GICIC headquart in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), and translator Marina Mina discuss a wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in their office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), and translator Marina Mina discuss a wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in their office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), and translator Marina Mina discuss a wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in their office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), and translator Marina Mina discuss a wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in their office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), and translator Marina Mina discuss a wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in their office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A cell phone belonging to Victim #13 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: An envelope containing the personal belongings of Victim #13 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A ring belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A ring belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Prayer beads belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck are seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A flight boarding pass belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: The Syrian passport belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: The personal belongings of Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck are seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
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The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: An envelope containing the personal belongings of Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
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The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40, left) listens to the wiretapping of a migrants smuggling ring during an investigation in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
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The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck. Angelo Milazzo then hired Marina Mina, who speaks five languages including Arabic, to help him in the investigation.<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Shelving units, boxes, folders and maps can been from the windows of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
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The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: A small palm-size Quran belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016:  A bracelet belonging to Victim #22 of the August 24th shipwreck is seen here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: Folders and files of investigations related to illegal landing of migrant boats in Sicily from 2011 to 2016 are stored here in the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160922_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 9 NOVEMBER 2016:  Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) who was assigned to identify the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on November 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
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The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migran
    CIPG_20161109_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 9 NOVEMBER 2016:  Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) who was assigned to identify the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on November 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
<br />
The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migran
    CIPG_20161109_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • PALERMO, ITALY - 26 SEPTEMBER 2016: Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) who was assigned to identify the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Palermo, Italy, on September 26th 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
<br />
The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migra
    CIPG_20160926_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 23 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40), a transator of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) that worked with policeman Angelo Milazzo in the identification process of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on September 23rd 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160923_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 23 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40), a transator of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) that worked with policeman Angelo Milazzo in the identification process of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on September 23rd 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160923_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 23 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40), a transator of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) that worked with policeman Angelo Milazzo in the identification process of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on September 23rd 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160923_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 23 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40), a transator of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) that worked with policeman Angelo Milazzo in the identification process of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on September 23rd 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
    CIPG_20160923_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 23 SEPTEMBER 2016: Marina Mina (40), a transator of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) that worked with policeman Angelo Milazzo in the identification process of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in Siracusa, Italy, on September 23rd 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
<br />
Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 21 SEPTEMBER 2016: Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) who was assigned to identify the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, poses for a portrait in his office here in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 21st 2016.<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
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Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
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The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
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Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,50
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 21 SEPTEMBER 2016: Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym) who was assigned to identify the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, works at his computer in his office here in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 21st 2016.<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
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The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,5
    CIPG_20160921_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 21 SEPTEMBER 2016: Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), shuffles through the files of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck for which he was assigned to identify 24 victims, in his office here in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 21st 2016.<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
<br />
The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are mo
    CIPG_20160921_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 21 SEPTEMBER 2016: Angelo Milazzo (57), a local policeman in Siracusa formerly working in the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), shuffles through the files of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck for which he was assigned to identify 24 victims, in his office here in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 21st 2016.<br />
<br />
On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
<br />
Milazzo asked the public prosecutor for permission to open a Facebook profile under the name “SIRIA-GICIC.”  Relying on the descriptions of the bodies contained in the forensic reports, the photos taken on board the rescue ships and during the examinations, and on the collection of personal items that were found along with the corpses, he would work backwards from these slivers to try to arrive at the living people who once animated the now anonymous cadavers. Facebook, he hoped, would help him get the information he needed from the families of the missing to identify the bodies and allow him to inform their relatives of the death.<br />
<br />
The SIRIA-GICIC profile page on Facebook was created on October 10th, 2014, nearly two months after the shipwreck. At the time, 18 of the 24 bodies were still unidentified. Within a few months, Angelo Milazzo was able to identify all 24 bodies.<br />
<br />
Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
<br />
Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are mo
    CIPG_20160921_WIRED_BodyIdentificati...jpg
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