November 2018, a courtroom in Brussels. The defendants: eleven people, most with a migration background. Their crime: solidarity. The verdict: guilty. Since 2017, a trial has been ongoing in Belgium against eleven people accused of human trafficking and participation in a criminal organisation. Among the accused are journalists and social workers who opened their homes…
DetailsThis factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in September 2021 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crews with their two aircraft Moonbird and Seabird. In September 2021 we conducted 11 operations, with a total flight time of 66 hours and 46 minutes. We spotted 460 persons in distress aboard 10 different boats. Download Full Report Overview of…
DetailsThis factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in August 2021 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crews with their two aircraft Moonbird and Seabird. In August 2021 we conducted 13 operations, with a total flight time of 78 hours and 22 minutes. We spotted at least 1.030 persons in distress aboard 24 different boats. Download…
DetailsWe have always said that people rescued from distress at sea must not be brought back to Libya under any circumstances! A rescue operation is only finished when the rescued people have been brought to a place of safety. What does that mean exactly? Those rescued must be brought ashore in a place where a…
DetailsFelix has been with Sea-Watch since 2017. As part of the Airborne team, he helps to ensure that human rights violations in the central Mediterranean do not remain undetected. How long have you been with Sea-Watch and what exactly is your job? Felix: I have been with Sea-Watch since 2017. Back then, I started in…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThis factsheet outlines a summary of the distress cases witnessed in July 2021 by Sea-Watch’s Airborne crews from their two aircraft Moonbird and Seabird.* In July 2021 we conducted 19 operations, with a total flight time of 114 hours and 54 minutes. We spotted around 1.517 persons in distress aboard 38 different boats.
