In May, our crew rescued or helped rescue over 370 people in distress at sea. Stationed on Lampedusa, our rescue ship Aurora allows us to patrol the area, quickly reach boats in distress, stabilize them until the Italian coastguard arrives, or take people on board ourselves. 3rd/4th of May In early May, our crew rescued…
DetailsOn May 8, we rescued 190 people from two overcrowded boats in distress at sea. Initially, the Italian authorities assigned us the port of Civitavecchia — four times farther away than the nearest port, Lampedusa. This was an unnecessarily long and burdensome route that we did not want to impose on our 190 guests. However,…
DetailsMay 2, 2025 — This morning, the Conscience, a humanitarian aid vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and preparing to deliver essential assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, was attacked approximately two kilometers off Maltese territorial waters. According to the organization, the vessel was presumably struck by Israeli drone attacks. Following the attacks, the Conscience…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsThis 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…
DetailsThe 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.…
DetailsOn March 23, around 2:00 PM, A., one of the 170 people who had been rescued by the merchant vessel Vos Triton on June 14, 2021, and then handed over to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard with the support of Italian authorities, arrived in Italy. In Libya, following the pushback, the people had been taken…
DetailsAfter 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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