Fearing they would be sold into slavery, they set fire to the ships, making them unseaworthy.

唯恐被卖为奴，她们放火烧毁了船只，使之无法行。

For many who want to flee the country the only route is the Mediterranean—often a journey on unseaworthy boats or vessels operated by smugglers.

于那些想要逃离这个国家的人而言唯途径是走地中—这就意味着要乘坐不的船只或搭乘走私者们的船舶。

The Italian authorities say at least 2,000 mainly African migrants were rescued from unseaworthy boats off the coast of Libya in the past twenty-four hours.

意大利当局称，在过去的24个小时中，至少有2000名非洲移民在利比亚沿岸获救。