The SEA-WATCH 3 was called today at about 2 pm for an emergency at sea in international waters about 60 nautical miles north of Tripoli. To evaluate the situation and ensure that no one is drowning, the Sea-Watch speedboats were sent to the position ahead of our mothership. After about 4 hours the speedboats Tango…
In recent days and weeks, events came thick and fast on Europe’s deadliest sea border in terms of civil rescue at sea, and a number of landmark decisions are imminent. For this reason we make a summary of recent developments in the Mediterranean. The most important developments: Sea-Watch saves more than 300 people, rescue shows…
La nave di soccorso Sea-Watch 3 è partita in mattinata per una nuova missione nel Mediterraneo Centrale. Sea-Watch è sempre più preoccupata per i recenti sviluppi in mare, dove il nuovo ruolo attribuito alla Guardia Costiera Libica risulta in maggiori respingimenti e rende difficoltose le operazioni, mettendo a rischio innanzitutto le persone soccorse, ma anche…
The Sea-Watch 3 will depart today for a new rescue mission in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Sea-Watch is increasingly concerned about recent developments at sea, where the new role attributed to the Libyan Coast Guard results in increasing push-backs and distressing circumstances during operations, for both the people rescued and the NGOs’ rescuers. It remains…
Maggie, 31, has been actively engaged against fortress Europe for years. She studies Arabic in Tunisia and is one of the founders of the Watch the Med Alarmphone. When during her shifts on the Alarmphone she has been in contact with people in distress, she longed for nothing more than a ship or a helicopter…
