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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We supported 52 people in distress at sea
Yesterday evening at 8.19 pm. we found a wooden boat with 52 people on board. The engine had stopped working and the boat was unable to maneuver. In the darkness, it quickly became clear that there was an immediate danger of life of the people on board if conditions got only just a bit worse.…
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TROTAMAR III setting sail to search and rescue
Yesterday evening, the TROTAMAR III left the port of Licata in Sicily and set course for the search and rescue zone. On board is a well-prepared crew of six under skipper Matthias and co-skipper Ina. After storms and extreme rainfall, the waves and wind south of Sicily are now manageable and we are now ready…
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SAR Trainings
Today, the crew of the current deployment set sail for the first time totest sail with the Trotamar III. Off the coast ofLicata, they practiced various manoeuvres with the dinghy.We use the dinghy to make contact with people in distress at sea,provide them with life jackets or bring people on board of our ship in…
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Preperations in Licata
Before we set sail, our sailing boat, the Trotamar III, has to be prepared for the deployment. Yesterday, for example, our crew in Sicily installed a fresh water pump, worked on the solar panels and installed a new AIS device (a device for receiving and sending ship data). But it’s not just the technical equipment…
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Our new crew is ready to start!
Toki, Alex, Olli, Friedrich, our skipper Matthias and our co-skipper Ina are going on our ninth and last deployment this year. Over the next few weeks, the six of them will be supporting civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea on the Trotamar III However, accompanying people on their way to Europe is not something…
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Crew wanted
We are looking for you to join our volunteer crews in 2025!Are you a sailor, technically adept or media-savvy and communicative? Do you have experience as a dinghy driver, medic, from search & rescue deployments or in the field of awareness? Then we are looking for you for one of our deployments next year!As one…
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TROTAMAR III – DISEMBARKATION ON LAMPEDUSA
The crew of the Trotamar III has disembarked all rescued people safely on Lampedusa.Our sailing ship was underway to Lampedusa for almost a day – with 62 people on board, rescued from an unseaworthy rubber boat on Tuesday evening. During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Sea Eye 5 from @seaeye_org was able to…
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TROTAMAR III – 60 PEOPLE ON BOARD
Yesterday the crew of the Trotamar III received a distress call for a boat in the Tunisian Search & Rescue zone and set off in search of the overcrowded rubber boat. At 7pm, the crew found the boat with over 90 people on board. At this point, it was already dark. Water had gotten into…
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TROTAMAR III – TRAINING ON LINOSA
The Trotamar III is anchored off Linosa, where the crew continues to prepare the upcoming deployment. With the dinghy, crew members practise making contact with a migrant vessel, distributing life jackets and rescuing unconscious people.On board the Trotamar III is an extensive range of rescue equipment with which the crew can come to the aid…
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TROTAMAR III SAILING TO LINOSA
The Trotamar III left Licata yesterday to sail towards Linosa, a small island in the north-east of Lampedusa. During the crossing, the crew familiarized themselves with the sailing manoeuvres on board – no easy task in waves up to 1.5 metres high.Yesterday afternoon, the crew arrived in Linosa and anchored in a bay on the…
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