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. Centifloats are meter-long rescue tubes that people can hold on to in the water and are therefore an important means of rescue on board.
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Our new crew arrived
The crew for our next deployment has arrived in Licata! Astrid, Dhara, Hiba, Maria, and Rob, together with skipper Johannes, will be supporting the Civil Fleet in the central Mediterranean…
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Trotamar III is free
Our sailing ship Trotamar III is free again! After around two weeks, the Court in Agrigento has lifted the detention order.After our sailing boat was detained in Lampedusa on August…
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15 days of detention – We’re taking legal action
On 25 August, our sailing vessel was detained by the Italian authorities. Now we know what this means precisely: 15 days of detention and a €7,500 fine.But we will not…
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Transfer to Licata
We have been granted special permission to transfer our detained boat from Lampedusa to our home port of Licata in Sicily. The Trotamar III is now back in its usual…
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Free Trotamar III!
Our boat Trotamar III has been detained by the Italian authorities on Lampedusa. The reason? We rescued 22 people last weekend without informing the so-called Libyan coast guard. This did…
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Trotamar III detained in Lampedusa
After rescuing 22 people yesterday evening, our sailing boat Trotamar III was prohibited from leaving the port of Lampedusa. The crew is accused of not informing the so-called Libyan coast…
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Attacks by so-called Libyan Coast Guard
Solidarity with the Ocean Viking! On Sunday, the rescue ship operated by SOS Méditerranée was fired upon in international waters by the so-called Libyan coast guard – for 20 minutes…
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22 people rescued
Yesterday morning at around 8 am, we came across a small, unseaworthy fiberglass boat deep in the southern part of our search area, in the Libyan search and rescue zone.…
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Arriving in Lampedusa
The day before yesterday, the Trotamar III arrived in Lampedusa late evening. On the way there, the crew completed their first offshore training session.Today, the crew is busy with trainings…
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Our new crew arrived!
Our new crew has arrived at our appartment in Licata: David, Gauthier, Lara, Manon, and Rosy from France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. For the first time, we will be sailing with…
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