This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases the Sea-Watch Airborne operations witnessed April to June 2024 by Airborne with Seabird 1 and Seabird 2. In April to June we conducted 35 operations, with a total flight time of 213 hours and 42 minutes. We spotted approximately 1,878 persons in distress aboard 43 different…
The Airborne Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of the human rights violations we have documented in the central Mediterranean. The report analyzes the year 2023 in terms of migration policy, with a focus on the externalization of European borders and the control over them. Using exemplary cases, the main findings from 2023 are…
Download Full Report This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed January – March 2024 by Airborne with Seabird 1 and Seabird 2.1 In January – March we conducted 40 operations, with a total flight time of 205 hours and 38 minutes. We spotted around 2.755 persons in distress aboard 47 different…
Download Factsheet [PDF] This factsheet presents a summary of the distress cases witnessed in March 2023 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne Operations with the aircraft Seabird 2.1 In March 2023, we conducted 12 operations over a total flight time of 77 hours and 14 minutes. We spotted 62 boats, carrying over 2.091 persons2 in distress at sea.…
This factsheet presents a summary of the distress cases witnessed in January and February 2023 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne Operations with the aircraft Seabird 2 (1). In January and February 2023, we conducted 8 operations over a total flight time of 56 hours and 41 minutes. We spotted 9 boats, carrying around 517 (2) persons in distress at sea. Download…
