On Saturday afternoon, our crew discovered a boat in distress: 46 people on an overcrowded wooden boat. Without life jackets, the people were crammed into the boat, which had already taken on water.
As quickly as possible, our crew distributed life jackets to all the people and sent out a distress call for the migrant vessel. The escape boat’s engine failed several times. Our crew accompanied the boat for several hours and provided the people with drinking water and food.
After nightfall, a speedboat from the Italian coastguard finally arrived and took all the people on board. The Trotamar III was then ordered to Lampedusa – which is not usual if the crew has not taken any people on board. This prevented us from coming to the aid of other people in distress at sea for a whole day.
The Trotamar III was able to leave the port of Lampedusa again late Sunday afternoon and is currently back in the area of operation to keep an eye out for people in distress at sea.
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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End of Deployment
Our deployment is coming to an end and the Trotamar III arrived back in the port of Licata yesterday evening. In the last few days and weeks, our crew has…
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Over 90 people rescued aboard a freighter
The Trotamar III is currently between the Tunisian and Maltese SAR zones. Since yesterday, we have been accompanying the merchant vessel Port Fukuoka, which is in a difficult situation after…
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70 people rescued
Tonight we assisted a migrant vessel: 70 people, including 10 children, who were struggling with the 2 meter high waves on an unseaworthy wooden boat. After the people in distress…
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We are on our way to the SAR zones!
After the Trotamar III arrived in Lampedusa at the beginning of the week, the crew completed further training off the south coast of the island. Dinghy training on the open…
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⚓ We are back in the port of Licata
🛟 The crew had an intense time, which was mainly characterized by waiting and being ready at all times. As previously reported, we spent a lot of time on a…
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Waiting for boats
🪞 The sea around us is as flat as a mirror. The sun is shining. Actually the best conditions for people to make their way to Europe. But there are…
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Sailing to the SAR zones!
The Trotamar III has left the port of Lampedusa the day bevore yesterday and is now on her way to the SAR zones. Our volunteer crew has now been preparing…
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Say hello to our new crew!
Our new crew has arrived in Sicily: Lena, Feli, Hannes, Martin and Jordan together with skipper Matthias will be sailing out onto the central Mediterranean Sea to support the civilian…
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Back in Licata
A long deployment comes to an end.For four weeks, our volunteer crew members Eden, Momo, Juliette, Rob and David, together with skipper Matthias, were training, keeping watch and looking out…
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