Sea-Watch has taken note of the incident that took place aboard the Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) vessel Bourbon Argos on 17.08.2016, when a number of armed men boarded the ship. First and foremost we are happy that our colleagues from MSF are unharmed and the perpetrators were unsuccessful in carrying out…
DetailsZum wiederholten Male evakuierte die Crew der Sea-Watch 2 auch am Morgen des 18. August in letzter Sekunde ein völlig überfülltes Flüchtlingsboot. Nur kurz nachdem alle Migranten mit Rettungswesten ausgestattet waren, fiel eine Gruppe von Menschen aus dem schon teilweise entleerten Schlauchboot ins Wasser; die meisten von ihnen konnten nicht schwimmen. Situationen wie diese sind…
DetailsThe Berliner CSD e.V. awarded Sea-Watch with this prize “for their work for their passion and also for their implacability beyond German borders. The way Sea-Watch turns private individuals into life-savers is impressive and inspiring. It’s a shining example what a group of people can achieve if they follow an idea and find the courage…
DetailsThe wind at the Central Mediterranean Sea has calmed down and the refugee boats are back on the water. At about 6am our crew spotted the first boat, a small wooden fishing boat with about 28 passengers from Egypt, Morocco, and Bangladesh. Directly after we had safely brought the group to the Sea-Watch 2, another…
DetailsA sad occurrence overshadowed the missions of the last days Brandon, medic on the Sea-Watch 2, reports about the death of a young woman who died as she fled yesterday. [youtube id=”hYgxdfXT7Ms” align=”center” mode=”lazyload-lightbox” maxwidth=”1170″]
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