After rescuing 18 people from distress at sea in international waters on 24 January 2026, Italian authorities have now detained the German rescue vessel Sea-Watch 5 for 15 days and imposed a financial penalty of €7500 on the organization Sea-Watch. The Italian authorities justify the detention of the vessel by alleging that the rescue organisation…
DetailsBrussels, 5 November 2025: After years of escalating human rights violations by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 search and rescue organisations are taking a decisive stand: They are founding a new alliance and are suspending operational communication with the so-called Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Tripoli, Libya. With this step, the…
DetailsA new report of the search and rescue organization Sea-Watch records 60 violent incidents by Libyan militias such as the so-called Libyan coastguard, against migrants as well as civil and EU state actors at sea since 2016. 54 of the recorded episodes were committed by the so-called Libyan coastguard. For the first time, the research…
DetailsSea-Watch and Ink against Borders invite you to the third INK AGAINST BORDERS event—the queer-feminist and anti-fascist solidarity tattoo convention for civil sea rescue and against the deadly European border regime. October 24 and 25, 2025 · 12 p.m.–7 p.m. · Alte Münze Berlin In 2025, around 60 FLINTA* tattoo artists will once again be…
DetailsA patrol boat belonging to the so-called Libyan coast guard fired live ammunition at the rescue ship Sea-Watch 5. The attack took place shortly after the Sea-Watch 5 crew had rescued 66 people in distress at sea. This is the second time in a short period that the so-called Libyan coastguard has fired on civil…
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