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Auroras rescues in April

In April, our crew rescued or assisted over 430 people in distress at sea. Based in Lampedusa, we can quickly and efficiently reach emergencies with our rescue ship Aurora, support other sea rescue organizations during their missions, or stabilize boats until the Italian coastguard arrives. April 04, 2025 After an intense training phase, our crew…

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Quarterly Factsheet October – December 2024

This factsheet provides a summary of political developments and operational updates regarding our ships and aircraft. 1. Political developments 2. Updates on our aerial operations with Seabird 1 and Seabird 2 Overview of boats in distress spotted Details and outcomes of selected boats in distress 3. Updates on our operations at sea with the Sea-Watch…

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Seabird 3: New Aircraft, Old Deadly Migration Policies

The civil rescue organization Sea-Watch introduces a new monitoring aircraft in the central Mediterranean. The Seabird 3, a Diamond DA42 aircraft, will be operated in partnership with the Humanitarian Pilots Initiative and United4Rescue. This new alliance aircraft will allow for continued documentation of human rights violations and help assist those in distress in the central Mediterranean.…

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After rescuing 163 people with SEA-EYE 4: joint operation ends

After several weeks of joint rescue operation, the crew of Sea-Watch, Sea-Eye, and Mediterranea Saving Humans are now parting ways again. We set off into the search and rescue zone twice and rescued a total of 163 people from unseaworthy boats in several rescues. High waves, deep night: In the early morning of March 8,…

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