Following the rescue of 6 people in international waters, Italian authorities have detained the civilian rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 for 45 days under the Piantedosi Law. Additionally, the organization has been fined €7,500 euros. Despite being in radio contact with the so-called Libyan coastguard, the Italian authorities accuse Sea-Watch of failing to inform the Libyan…
After the search and rescue organisation SOS Méditerranée discovered 11 bodies in international waters in the Mediterranean on Friday, 14 August, Sea-Watch’s monitoring aircraft Seabird 1 and the rescue organization RESQSHIP found three more bodies over the weekend. The crew spotted the corpses on Saturday, 15 August. Following the discoveries, the rescue vessels Sea-Watch 5 and Nadir sailed to the bodies…
Le 11 mai, l’équipage du Sea-Watch 5 a secouru un bateau en détresse dans les eaux internationales et a mis tout le monde à bord en sécurité, tout en tenant les autorités informées tout au long de l’opération. Une campagne de diffamation, actuellement orchestrée par l’extrême droite, induit le public en erreur et propage de…
On May 11, Sea-Watch 5’s crew rescued a boat in distress in international waters and brought everyone aboard to safety, keeping authorities informed throughout the operation. A smear campaign currently being waged misleads the public and spreads disinformation. In the morning hours of May 11, the crew spotted a boat in distress on the horizon…
Berlin, 7 July 2026 – On 3 July, the Sea-Watch 5 departed for a rescue mission in the central Mediterranean for the first time since it was fired upon in May. At the same time, Sea-Watch filed an urgent application with the Berlin Administrative Court seeking to oblige the German government to take effective measures…
