Early this morning, on World Refugee Day, Sea-Watch rescued 70 people from distress in the Mediterranean sea. The youngest is only one year old. One person was later medically evacuated to Malta due to critical health conditions. Several others are suffering from severe fuel burns, dehydration, and exhaustion after being at sea for more than…
Over the weekend, we witnessed not only an illegal and violent pullback by the so-called Libyan coastguard, but once again the inaction of European states. Not even a woman giving birth was enough to prompt the Italian authorities to rescue people stranded on an oil platform. Last Saturday, Alarm Phone alerted European authorities: a group…
This factsheet provides a summary of political developments and operational updates regarding our ships and aircraft from January to March 2025. Download Full Report 1. Political developments Sea Rescue organisations joined the criminal trial regarding the shipwreck in Crotone, Italy On February 26, 2023, at least 94 people died off the coast of Crotone, Italy,…
In May, our crew rescued or helped rescue over 370 people in distress at sea. Stationed on Lampedusa, our rescue ship Aurora allows us to patrol the area, quickly reach boats in distress, stabilize them until the Italian coastguard arrives, or take people on board ourselves. 3rd/4th of May In early May, our crew rescued…
On May 8, we rescued 190 people from two overcrowded boats in distress at sea. Initially, the Italian authorities assigned us the port of Civitavecchia — four times farther away than the nearest port, Lampedusa. This was an unnecessarily long and burdensome route that we did not want to impose on our 190 guests. However,…
