Up to 300 Libyans rush through to a boat scheduled to leave Misurata and go to Benghazi that evening. However the boat is not supposed to be taking any Libyans, only 3rd country nationals. After frantic scenes of people scrambling onboard the large cargo vessel, the ship suddenly casts away and leaves the port, seperating familes and loved ones. On 17 February 2011 Libya saw the beginnings of a revolution against the 41 year regime of Col Muammar Gaddafi.
