The overloaded rubber dinghy in which they crossed the Aegean Sea to Lesvos had begun to sink, and in order to keep it afloat for the final few hundreds of metres to shore they were forced to get rid of any excess weight they could by throwing their possessions overboard.
فخلال عبورهم لبحر إيجة بدأ الزورق المطاطي المكتظّ بالرّكّاب بالغرق وبهدف أن يبقى عائمًا اضطروا التّخلّص من الوزن الزّائد عبر رمي ممتلكاتهم في البحر.