The rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 had set off for the Central Mediterranean on October 10. In seven rescue operations, the crew was able to save over 400 people from distress at sea, but the ship has so far been denied a port of safety. The situation on board is worsening, and several people have already…
The rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 departed for the Central Mediterranean on 10 October. In 7 rescue operations in the search and rescue zone off the Libyan coast, the crew has rescued over 400 people from distress at sea. They were supported by Sea-Watch’s reconnaissance aircraft Seabird. On Sunday morning, 17 October 2021, the crew of…
Sea-Watch and 21 other organizations are calling with #DefundFrontex to redirect Frontex budget to build a government-led and funded, nationwide and civil sea rescue program. Since 2015, over 18,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean. They are the direct consequence of the European policy of closure, which finds its practical implementation with the European border…
Last Wednesday, 30.06.2021, the crew of our reconnaissance aircraft Seabird witnessed a brutal attack by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard on 50 people in distress at sea: Summary of the incident During a mission with our reconnaissance aircraft Seabird on 30 June 2021, we overheard a message at 13:39 UTC about a distress at sea…
Vos Triton Returns 170 People to Libya In An Illegal Push-Back By Proxy A report by WatchTheMed – Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Sea-Watch On the 14 June 2021, after being rescued by the merchant vessel Vos Triton in international waters, about 170 people were handed over to the so-called Libyan coastguard and returned to…
