{"id":57942,"date":"2026-04-02T16:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/?p=57942"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:58:48","slug":"19-dead-after-hours-without-help-new-evidence-incriminates-european-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/en\/19-dead-after-hours-without-help-new-evidence-incriminates-european-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"19 dead after hours without help: New evidence incriminates European authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Yesterday, April 1, 2026, 19 people died while fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea. They were rescued by the Italian coastguard and brought ashore in Lampedusa. Five people remain in critical condition. Fifty-eight survivors were rescued by the coastguard. Based on its own investigation, the search and rescue organization Sea-Watch now has several pieces of circumstantial evidence suggesting that Italian authorities willfully failed to provide assistance.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Italian reconnaissance aircraft IAM4101 flew just 14 nautical miles from the scene of the accident on March 31, 2026, one day before the rescue of the boat in distress, but without transmitting a publicly accessible distress call. In addition, the Frontex aircraft Eagle 2 reported twice on March 30, 2026, about a rubber dinghy in distress. These Mayday Relay calls were 36 nautical miles from the rescue site. Given the strong northwesterly winds and meter-high waves at the time, the distress calls could correspond to the boat\u2019s position at the rescue site the following day. If the Italian military aircraft or the Frontex aircraft had already notified the authorities of the incident more than 24 hours before the actual rescue, this would constitute a serious failure to render assistance by Italian and Maltese authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to Italy\u2019s repressive policies, several civil rescue ships are currently being blocked and are not allowed to leave Italian ports despite their life-saving work. Among them is the rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, which has been detained by Italian authorities for 20 days. Sea-Watch\u2019s rescue ship Aurora is currently one of two civil rescue ships operating in the central Mediterranean. On the night of March 31, 2026, it unsuccessfully searched for another distress case at sea. The Frontex aircraft Eagle 2 ignored the Aurora despite repeated attempts to make contact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Giulia Messmer, Sea-Watch spokesperson, comments:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe situation is devastating. 19 people froze to death. If our suspicions against the Italian and Maltese authorities are confirmed, we are talking about failure to render assistance resulting in death, and that belongs in court, not swept under the carpet.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please find below a detailed reconstruction of the case, based on our own research using publicly available data and information from Sea-Watch\u2019s civil rescue ship, the Aurora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Reconstruction<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>March 30:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21:24 UTC: The Frontex aircraft Eagle 2 issues a <\/span><b>Mayday Relay for a rubber dinghy in distress carrying approximately 70 people, moving slowly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position: 34\u00b001\u2019N, 12\u00b008\u2019E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21:47 UTC: The Eagle 2 aircraft repeats the Mayday Relay with the same information\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23:25 UTC: The rescue boat Aurora, operated by the NGO Sea-Watch, attempts to contact Eagle 2 via radio to obtain further information. No response is received.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23:32 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23:55 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>March 31:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:06 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:17 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:39 UTC: Aurora notifies the responsible authorities via email that she is about to reach the Mayday Relay\u2019s location, ready to provide assistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:43 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:48 UTC: <\/span><b>Aurora arrives at the indicated position but does not spot any vessel. Given the poor visibility, lack of air support, weather conditions, and fuel levels, Aurora heads north, following the route the boat might have taken toward Lampedusa.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:50 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:55 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:16 UTC: Aurora tries again to contact Eagle 2. No response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:40 UTC: A patrol boat from the so-called Libyan Coast Guard reaches Aurora\u2019s position at 34\u00b013\u2019N, 12\u00b012\u2019E and asks via radio if Aurora has sighted any migrant <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:09 UTC: An Italian Air Force aircraft with callsign IAM4101 is tracked while in the Libyan Search and Rescue zone. The track is located approximately 31 nautical miles from the Mayday Relay position and approximately 14 nautical miles from the position where Italian coastguard ship CP306 will rescue the 58 survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57954 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4-1280x698.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4-1280x698.png 1280w, https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-4.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FlightRadar24<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately 19:45 UTC: <\/span><b>The Italian Coast Guard patrol boat CP306 leaves the port of Lampedusa at full speed heading south-southeast.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57947 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-2-1-1280x824.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"773\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <\/em><b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vesselfinder<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately 20:40\u201300:50 UTC: <\/span><b>Coast Guard aircraft Manta 10-01 (MM62170)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with callsign RESCIMB indicating coordination by the Rome Rescue Coordination Center, is tracked while conducting a <\/span><b>flight indicating the search for and location of a vessel in distress.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The flight paths are concentrated at position 34\u00b009\u2019N, 12\u00b051\u2019E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57951 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sea-watch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-3-1-1280x778.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"729\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FlightRadar24<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>April 1<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">00:23 UTC: Italian patrol boat CP306 arrived at the position of the Manta 10-01 search area<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01:55 UTC: Italian patrol boat CP306 is tracked leaving the position and heading toward Lampedusa\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09:50 UTC: Alarm Phone<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alarm_phone\/status\/2039598246083846628?s=20\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alerts the authorities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a boat with 75 people on board, corresponding to the one rescued by patrol boat CP306<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11:01 UTC: Patrol boat CP306 enters the port of Lampedusa and docks at the Favaloro pier. On board are 58 survivors and 19 bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14:30 UTC: The Italian news agency ANSA reports that <\/span><b>the survivors said they had departed at dawn on Monday, March 30, from Abu Kammash in Libya, with 80 people on a 10-meter rubber dinghy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They report that three men fell overboard and are missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>In light of these parallels, we ask:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three key elements emerge from the testimonies gathered:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rubber dinghy carrying the 58 survivors and 19 victims matches the type of vessel reported in the Mayday Relay from the Eagle 2 aircraft;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle 2\u2019s initial estimate (approximately 70 people on board) is consistent with the 80 people later accounted for during the rescue: 58 survivors, 19 bodies, 3 missing;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The position indicated by Eagle 2 on the night of March 30 is consistent with a departure from the Libyan port of Abu Kammash.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>In light of these correspondences, we ask:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the vessel sighted by Eagle 2 and reported in the Mayday Relay the same one reached by Italian patrol boat CP306?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is the same rubber dinghy, what search, coordination, and monitoring activities were carried out by the Italian, Maltese, and European authorities between the night of March 30 and that of March 31?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assuming it is the same vessel, was it spotted again by aerial assets on March 31, and if so, why was an immediate response not ordered?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, on the other hand, these were two different boats, what action was taken following the report from Eagle 2, and what information is currently available regarding the fate of the rubber dinghy sighted on the night of March 30?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, if they were separate vessels, had the rubber dinghy rescued by CP306 already been reported or sighted by other vessels prior to the intervention? By whom and under what circumstances?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, April 1, 2026, 19 people died while fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea. They were rescued by the Italian coastguard and brought ashore in Lampedusa. Five people remain in critical condition. Fifty-eight survivors were rescued by the coastguard. 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