StoryCast '21: EP4/21 Migrant Rescue

In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.<br />In episode 4 of the 21-part series, Migrant Rescue, Sky News Correspondent Mark Stone, receives a desperate text message from Syrian refugee, Bassel Shekhany. <br />The date is January 15, 2016 and Shekhany explains that his family and fiancé, Zanzon, are adrift in the Aegean Sea, after setting out to reach Europe from the Turkish coast earlier that evening. <br />The crossing had already claimed the lives of thousands of refugees, many of whom were fleeing the war in Syria. Could he help?<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE to StoryCast ’21. New episode every Monday<br /><br />Migrant Rescue was written and produced by Rob Mulhern<br />Digital and research by Tom Gillespie<br />Special thanks to our contributors, Bassel and Zanzon Shekany, and Mark Stone<br />Archive, Simon Windsor<br />Recordings and sound design, Rob Mulhern<br />TV treatment, Hope Yeomans<br />TV output editor, Emily Deeker<br />Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris<br />Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham<br />Social media, Chris Scott<br />Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton<br />Email: <a href="mailto:storycast@sky.uk">storycast@sky.uk</a><br />For more on this story log on to <a href="http://www.skynews/storycast21" rel="noopener">www.skynews/storycast21</a><br />#StoryCast21