The guest coordinators on board our ships are responsible for the well-being and safety of our guests during the missions – an enormous undertaking with up to 500 rescued people. Without planning down to the last detail, this task cannot be mastered, because during missions all the cogs have to mesh together. Imagine…
Paul is one of our logisticians. He makes sure that the pre- and post-preparations for our missions run smoothly. Today he tells us how the Corona pandemic suddenly doubled the workload of the logistics team and why thanks to his job, he has become a skilled car driver. First things first: How did…
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…
Last year, we were able to support a group of activists in deploying the civilian rescue ship MV Louise Michel on life-saving mission in the Mediterranean. Earlier this year, they were able to rescue 93 people from distress at sea during a mission. A crew member of the MV Louise Michel reports on the project:…
