Three civilian rescue vessels are currently detained by the Italian government. The GEO BARENTS @aerzteohnegrenzen, SEA EYE 4 @seaeye_org and the SEA WATCH 5 @seawatchcrew are currently unable to rescue people in distress at sea because they are being detained in ports for many days on trumped up charges related to rescue operations.
We demand an immediate end to the politically motivated prevention of sea rescues!
Today, Friday, there will be actions in various places, together with many other organizations we demand: #freethefleet
The picture shows our next rescue crew, who are starting training on the ship today. In a few days, the TROTAMAR III will set sail again to support civilian sea rescue operations in the Mediterranea.
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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46 people rescued
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…
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We are on the ocean
Two days ago the Trotamar III has left the port of Lampedusa and is now sailing out onto the central Mediterranean Sea. Now the crew begins to look out for…
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Our new crew has arrived
The new crew has arrived in Licata: Eden, Momo, Juliette, Rob and David, together with skipper Matthias, will be supporting the Civil Fleet over the next few weeks. Our third…
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Trotamar III is back in Licata!
We are back in the port of Licata. The crew has been through an exciting and exhausting time: Last weekend we found and assisted two boats in distress at sea…
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Boat in distress: around 60 people are save now
Yesterday we accompanied a boat in distress at sea with around 60 people. A few hours later, the Italian coastguard responded to our Mayday Relay and sent a rescue ship…
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60 people in distress
Yesterday at around 3 pm, the crew of the Trotamar III came across a boat in distress: About 60 people in a fiberglass boat with poor stability. The boat’s outboard…
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⛵We are sailing again
The Trotamar III has cast off from Lampedusa for the last time during this deployment and is now making her way south to look out for people in distress at…
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27 people rescued
After a Mayday Relay reached us yesterday morning, we set off in search of the boat in distress. Shortly afterwards, the crew of the Humanitarian Pilots Initiative sighted the distressed…
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