Cannes Sea Disaster Gives Adventurers Taste of Migrants' Horror

Two adrenaline junkies setting off to row across the Atlantic were ready for a challenge. But when disaster struck, they got a glimpse of the horrors faced by people who take to the sea out of desperation rather than a thirst for adventure. Their story is told in Beyond the Raging Sea, a documentary presented at the Cannes Film Festival about the doomed attempt by mountaineer Omar Samra and professional triathlete Omar Nour, both Egyptians, to complete the 3,000-mile (4,800-km) Talisker...

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