On Saturday, 21th of April, Sea-Watch rescued a rubber boat 65 nautical miles north off the Libyan coast in a difficult operation with moments of tension when people, crammed into the dinghy, saw the arrival of the Libyan Coast Guard, who announced intentions to bring them back to Libya. People started to jump into the water, throwing…
DetailsAfter a complex rescue operation far out in international waters on Saturday, 94 people were rescued and brought to a safe place of disembarkation by Sea-Watch 3. Some of the survivors report multiple attempts to leave Libya by boat, all state outrageous conditions in Libya. When the Libyan Coast Guard arrived on scene, mandated by…
DetailsThe SEA-WATCH 3 was called today at about 2 pm for an emergency at sea in international waters about 60 nautical miles north of Tripoli. To evaluate the situation and ensure that no one is drowning, the Sea-Watch speedboats were sent to the position ahead of our mothership. After about 4 hours the speedboats Tango…
DetailsIn recent days and weeks, events came thick and fast on Europe’s deadliest sea border in terms of civil rescue at sea, and a number of landmark decisions are imminent. For this reason we make a summary of recent developments in the Mediterranean. The most important developments: Sea-Watch saves more than 300 people, rescue shows…
DetailsLa nave di soccorso Sea-Watch 3 è partita in mattinata per una nuova missione nel Mediterraneo Centrale. Sea-Watch è sempre più preoccupata per i recenti sviluppi in mare, dove il nuovo ruolo attribuito alla Guardia Costiera Libica risulta in maggiori respingimenti e rende difficoltose le operazioni, mettendo a rischio innanzitutto le persone soccorse, ma anche…
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