Die Sea-Watch 5 liegt seit Dezember in einer Werft in Flensburg. Dort wird sie von zahlreichen engagierten Freiwilligen für ihren Einsatzzweck umgebaut und unseren Bedürfnissen an ein Rettungsschiff angepasst. Bis zu 40 Personen gleichzeitig sind aktuell an unterschiedlichen Baustellen auf dem Schiff tätig. Schweißarbeiten auf dem Achterdeck der SW5. Das Deck wird ca. 30cm erhöht,…
DetailsNEW DECREE OBSTRUCTS LIFESAVING RESCUE EFFORTS AT SEA AND WILL CAUSE MORE DEATHS We, civil organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the central Mediterranean Sea, express our gravest concerns regarding the latest attempt by a European government to obstruct assistance to people in distress at sea. A new law decree, signed by the…
DetailsThe civil rescue organization Sea-Watch sharply criticizes the decree passed by the ultra-right Italian government on Dec. 28, 2022. This decree provides that rescue organizations face severe penalties if they do not immediately leave the search and rescue zone after an initial rescue. Shortly before, the government had already introduced a new practice dealing with…
DetailsReimar is one of the captains of Sea-Watch. During our missions, but also during shipyard times, he makes sure everything runs smoothly from the ship’s bridge. This year he is celebrating Christmas in Flensburg on the Sea-Watch 5. You are currently on the Sea-Watch 5. How did you come to work on the…
DetailsSince the end of October, the Italian right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, head of the post-fascist party “Fratelli d’Italia” (Brothers of Italy), is now prime minister of Italy. Together with the Forza Italia around ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Lega around ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini, a fascist alliance of Mussolini nostalgics and politicians dedicated to…
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