Tunisian fishermen in the coastal town of Zarzi have been rescuing migrants and retrieving the bodies of dead for years.
Thousands of migrants die yearly trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy as they are crowded onto boats that end up sinking.
The fisherman rescuing migrants are in constant fear of their lives as they are targeted by Libyan militia groups controlling the trafficking of migrants across this section of the ocean.
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