UPDATE 2024/03/13, 9:30pm – TROTAMAR III – SUPPORT FROM SOS Méditerranée
In the evening, the crew of the TROTAMAR III was able to stabilize around 100 people on a boat in distress by handing out life jackets. After a few hours, the civilian rescue ship OCEAN VIKING from the NGO SOS Méditerranée reached the scene and provided assistance. The refugees were all transferred to the VIKING and are now safe onboard.
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UPDATE 2024/03/13, 8pm – TROTAMAR III – 100 PEOPLE IN DISTRESS
“Engine of the boat in distress is broken. We distribute life vests now.”
(Message 7.15pm from TROTAMAR III)
The crew of the TROTAMAR III spotted a boat in distress this afternoon at around 4.00 pm. The overcrowded boat continued for some time under its own engine power, while the TROTAMAR III accompanied the approx. 100 people on board. Then the engine fails. With the help of the TROTAMAR III’s dinghy, life jackets were distributed to the people and the situation was stabilized. We repeatedly called on the rescue coordination centers to come to the aid of the people.
UPDATE 2024/03/13, 4pm -TROTAMAR III – MAYDAY RELAY
The crew of the TROTAMAR III spotted a boat in distress this afternoon at around 4 p.m. There are probably more than 40 people on board. The unseaworthy boat is therefore overcrowded and the safety of the people is not guaranteed. The TROTAMAR III sent out a MAYDAY RELAY and informed the rescue coordination centers about the situation and requested the immediate rescue of the people.
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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TROTAMAR III – CREW DEPLOYMENT
Say hello to our new crew: Ella, Julia, Janik, Laura and Kenneth will join skipper Matthias on our 8th deployment in 2024 in order to support civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea.The crew has now begun preparations in our home port of Licata on Sicily. First of all, there was a detailed briefing on…
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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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