Saving Refugees on the Mediterranean: a Luxury Yacht With a New Purpose Since it started its mission last May, the Astral has helped rescue about 15,000 refugees trying to reach Europe by boat, mostly from Libya. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Salman Khan, Bollywood Superstar, Gets Bail After Poaching Conviction‘Big Brother’ in India Requires Fingerprint Scans for Food, Phones and FinancesA South Korean President Is Jailed for Graft, but Few Expect Major ChangeEx-Catalonia Leader, Freed From German Jail, Calls for Talks With SpainOrban Campaigns on Fear, With Hungary’s Democracy at StakeSurgery Lit by Cellphone: Togo Doctors Strike Over Deplorable Hospitals