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 of the Trotamar III and the Aurora were able to bring all the people safely on board the two ships and have now set course for Lampedusa.

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UPDATE 2024/07/29 – TROTAMAR III – BACK IN LICATA

After eventful and exhausting weeks, the crew has returned to Licata from the Trotamar III’s fifth deployment in 2024. A comprehensive general and psychological debriefing is now taking place. Our next deployment for civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea will start in mid-August.

Our deployments are financed by donations. Can you help make the next deployment possible? – Donate here: https://compass-collective.org/#spenden