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: De overladen opblaasboot waarin ze de Egeïsche Zee overstaken naar Lesbos, begon te zinken en om de boot drijvend te houden voor de laatste paar honderd meter tot aan de kust, moesten ze alle overtollige gewicht kwijtraken door hun bezittingen overboord te gooien.