MSF teams on board #GeoBarents have so far identified and treated 40 people with medical vulnerabilities, including fuel burns, dehydration, hypothermia, infected scabies, who need immediate access to specialised healthcare on shore. 
All survivors show signs of extreme exhaustion. Upon embarkation, some of the survivors showed reduced reaction, likely to be related to gasoline vapour inhalations, some presented with signs of hypothermia after having been adrift overnight in open air.
There are survivors with chronic conditions that need access to specialised medical services, two people have difficulties walking due to physical impairment or injury, and a pregnant woman who must be granted access to specialised care on shore without delay.
On board #GeoBarents there are also 91 unaccompanied minors, 21 of whom are between the ages of 13 and 15. This transitory environment poses risks and threats to the mental and physical well-being of the children travelling alone.
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