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Migrant Offshore Aid Station founder Christopher Catrambone, left, and Will Turner of Doctors Without Borders just before they departed on a six-month mission to search for and rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. Photo by Darrin Zammit/Reuters This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. In 2013, Louisiana native Christopher Catrambone was doing well for himself. His war-zone insurance company had made him rich, and he was able to take some time for a luxury cruise on the Mediterranean Sea with his Italian wife Regina. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS But during that vacation, when they spotted a winter jacket floating in the water, Cantrambone realized that one of the most beautiful places on earth had become a mass grave. “The reality started to sink in that basically, this beautiful water that we were enjoying was a hell for so many.” So Catrambone and his wife decided to take action. They bought a boat, hired a crew, and in 2014, launched the Migrant Offshore Aid S