Sea-Watch launches an airplane for airial reconnossaince in the Central Med, extending its humanitarian rescue operation in a new cooperation with Humaitarion Pilot Initiative (HPI) as Sea-Watch Air. The catastrophic conditions for refugees call for a more effecient rescue efforts and the use of air survaillance. It will allow us a broader scan of the…
Another busy day: In the early morning our crew spotted 3 boats with approx. 240 persons from West Africa, mostly Nigeria. Among again many women and also small children. Together with the Dignity 1 from Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières all people were rescued. One of our doctors explains the state of…
Live 2.00pm For our crew the day started eventfully early in the morning. Shortly before 6am we spotted three boats from our crow’s nest. We safeguarded the first boat with its 140 occupants mostly coming from West Africa. Among them children and pregnant women. For further medical supply four of them have been taken on…
07:00 pm After one mission in the morning there seems to be no open case in our surrounding area. Crew is whipping the ship into shape and is finally having some rest after days of exhausting work. Despite all terrible incidents of the past days we want to share with you some photographs of lovely meetings…
Live 7:00pm We are still assisting the recovery of dead bodies that are meanwhile scattered in a wide area due to the wave movements. Doctor Thomas Lenzen is giving a statement about the disastrous happenings of this mission day. (In German) Live 1:00pm Our crew just reached the scenery of a capsized wooden…
