UPDATE 2024/06/12
Today the TROTAMAR III left the port of Licata in Sicily and set course for Lampedusa. On board is a well-prepared crew of six under skipper Matthias. Together, they will be supporting civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea over the next days. On board our sailing ship is a comprehensive range of rescue equipment with which we can help people in distress at sea.
UPDATE: 2024/06/11 – TROTAMAR III
Yesterday, the crew of the current deployment set sail for the first time with the Trotamar III. Off the coast of Licata, the crew practiced the dinghy’s new launching maneuver with the newly installed davits. We use the dinghy to make contact with people in distress at sea, provide them with life jackets or, if necessary, bring people on board our ship.
UPDATE 2024/06/10 – TROTAMAR III
The crew of our forth deployment started training in the harbor basin of Licata. With a second inflatable boat, which the sea rescue NGOs in Licata have procured together, we are practising rescue situations that we expect to encounter on the escape route in the Mediterranean. This involves initial communication with people, handing over life jackets or even rescuing a person from the water. Our aim is to use the resources on board to assist the people on unseaworthy boats until support arrives from the Italian Coast Guard or a larger rescue ship. In an emergency, we take the people on board the TROTAMAR III.
UPDATE 2024/06/09 – TROTAMAR III
This year’s fourth crew is preparing for deployment with skipper Matthias. Elly from the Netherlands, Enora from France and Fabienne, Luca and Martin from Germany have already started the training in the port of Licata in ordert o be well prepared to support civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea.
In addition to a briefing on board, an inventory of the medical equipment and the repair of the gangway were on the agenda. The gangway is now needed to get on board safely, because new davits, small cranes, have been installed on the aft deck lately to facilitate the use of the dinghy.
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TROTAMAR III – 41 PEOPLE ON BOARD
Yesterday morning at around 10 a.m., the Trotamar III found an overcrowded boat in distress. The crew distributed life jackets to the 41 people, including three children. The wooden boat’s engine had failed, causing it to drift in the increasingly high waves.Due to the dangerous situation, the crew decided to take the people on board.…
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Trotamar III – 35 people rescued
Yesterday, the Trotamar III took 35 people on board and brought them safely to Lampedusa.Since the morning hours, our sailing ship had been accompanying the fiberglass boat, whose engine had failed. Because wind and waves were getting stronger, the crew decided to take the people on board in the afternoon. The Trotamar III then set…
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TROTAMAR III – 35 PEOPLE IN DISTRESS
Late yesterday evening, the Trotamar III left Lampedusa and sailed out towards the Search and Rescue zones in the central Mediterranean Sea. During the night, the crew received the first distress call via @alarmphone and set course for the last known position of the migrant vessel.This morning, the Trotamar III reached the boat with 35…
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TROTAMAR III – ARRIVING TO LAMPEDUSA
Yesterday the Trotamar III arrived on Lampedusa. The crew is now preparing to sail out to the central Mediterranean Sea. The life jackets have to be sorted and stowed away and the food supplies on board have to be replenished. The crew members have also inflated the centifloats and attached them to the rail guard.…
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TROTAMAR III – CREW DEPLOYMENT 7/24
Our new crew has arrived in Licata and is already preparing intensively for the upcoming deployment. Together with Matthias from the CompassCollective Clara, Helena, Johannes, Rosy and Till will be supporting the civilian sea rescue in the central Mediterranean Sea over the next few weeks.The crew has already completed a dinghy training in the harbor…
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One year of deployments
Exactly one year ago, we launched the first deployment of the Trotamar III in Licata. A lot has happened since then: In 8 deployments, we have sailed out into the central Mediterranean Sea and have supported hundreds of people on refugee boats. We have taken a total of 165 people on board the Trotamar III…
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TROTAMAR III – 50 PEOPLE RESCUED
This afternoon, the Trotamar III and the Aurora from @seawatchcrew rescued a total of 122 people. 50 people are now on board the Trotamar III, 72 people on board the Aurora.The people were traveling in an unseaworthy double-deck wooden boat, without water, food, life jackets or enough fuel to reach a safe port. The crews…
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TROTAMAR III – STARTING A NEW DEPLOYMENT
Our new crew has arrived in Licata on July 13th. Adam, Astrid, Tabea, Theresa and Teun will join skipper Matthias on the Trotamar III for the fifth mission in 2024 and support the civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea during the upcoming weeks.The crew has already started to prepare on the ship and completed…
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The crew of the Trotamar III rescued 65 people in distress at sea.
From the early hours of the morning on June 21st 2024, the crew assisted a rubber boat in distress and provided the people with life jackets. However, the responsible coordination centers for sea rescue did not respond to the distress call that the crew had made after sighting the boat.When the so-called Libyan Coast Guard…
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TROTAMAR III – looking for distress case
Today, the crew of the TROATAMAR III was searching for a boat drifting in Tunisian territorial waters. The boat seems to have started in Sfax on June 10th and has been drifting off the coast of Tunisia without water or food ever since. Out of desperation, the people on board have apparently started drinking sea…
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