On Friday, April 29th 2022, the German Parliament will vote on the mandate extension of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI. Here, you can find out what this is and why Sea-Watch thinks the German participation in Operation IRINI is a fig leaf. But first: What is IRINI, and how does the German mandate work? EUNAVFOR MED…
The civil sea rescue organization Sea-Watch has filed a lawsuit against Frontex before the General Court of the European Union (EGC) in Luxembourg. Previously, the border protection agency had refused requests under the Freedom of Information Regulation. Specifically, Sea-Watch refers to the case of a pullback on July 30, 2021, in violation of international law,…
This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in December 2021 and January 2022 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crews with their aircraft Seabird*. Sea-Watch also conducted test-flights during this time with the aircraft Skybird**. In December 2021 and January 2022 we conducted 11 operations, with a total flight time of 63 hours and 15 minutes. We spotted…
Samira is Tactical Coordinator for our air reconnaissance mission Airborne. Airborne has been flying reconnaissance missions over the Mediterranean Sea since 2017. From the air, they document human rights violations and support the civilian fleet – since February 2022 with a new aircraft, the Seabird 2. On 19 February 2022, Seabird 2 flew…
This factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in November 2021 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crews with their aircraft Seabird.* In November 2021 we conducted 14 operations, with a total flight time of 92 hours and 30 minutes. We spotted at least 1.862 persons in distress aboard 25 different boats. Overview of boats in distress and empty boats…
