'What struck me was the amount of small children'
The European Union has unveiled a package of measures to tackle the migrant crisis which has seen thousands of people drown attempting to cross the Mediterranean.
Plans include immediate action to disrupt the activity of people smugglers, and a proposal that each EU country should take in a specified quota of migrants.
The charity Medecins sans Frontieres is running its own operation in the Mediterranean.
We've asked Erna Rijnierse, an MSF doctor aboard a rescue ship - or Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) - to record a diary of her experience for us.
Here is the third instalment of her diary.
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Saving lives at sea - MSF migrant rescue diary
The diary of MSF doctor Erna Rijnierse aboard a rescue ship in the Mediterranean.
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