english: 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.
non_english: Il gommone sovraccarico, con cui hanno dovuto attraversa il Mar Egeo da Lesvos, ha iniziato ad affondare e per mantenerlo a galla negli ultimi chilometri prima di arrivare a terra hanno dovuto disfarsi di qualunque bene in loro possesso.