Wealthy couple on a migrant-saving mission
"Nothing less than genocide," is how the Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described the tragedy, which comes less than a week after another 400 people lost their lives attempting the dangerous sea crossing. But come May, there will be another search-and-rescue ship scouring the waves for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East -- though this is hardly your typical life-saving mission. Meet Chris and Regina Catrambone, a wealthy couple whose 40-meter floating medical center has already rescued more than 3,000 people since launching late last year. Inspired by a sermon from Pope Francis in which he criticized what he called the "global indifference" to the refugee crisis, the couple invested in a 483-ton converted fishing trawler, called "Phoenix." The boat is equipped with two high-tech drones, a medical clinic, 1,000 liters of water, hundreds of life jackets, and food. Manning all of this is a crew of 20, including doctors, para...