TROTAMAR III is setting sail to search and rescue

UPDATE 2024/06/12

Today the TROTAMAR III left the port of Licata in Sicily and set course for Lampedusa. On board is a well-prepared crew of six under skipper Matthias. Together, they will be supporting civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea over the next days. On board our sailing ship is a comprehensive range of rescue equipment with which we can help people in distress at sea.

UPDATE: 2024/06/11 – TROTAMAR III

Yesterday, the crew of the current deployment set sail for the first time with the Trotamar III. Off the coast of Licata, the crew practiced the dinghy’s new launching maneuver with the newly installed davits. We use the dinghy to make contact with people in distress at sea, provide them with life jackets or, if necessary, bring people on board our ship.

UPDATE 2024/06/10 – TROTAMAR III

The crew of our forth deployment started training in the harbor basin of Licata. With a second inflatable boat, which the sea rescue NGOs in Licata have procured together, we are practising rescue situations that we expect to encounter on the escape route in the Mediterranean. This involves initial communication with people, handing over life jackets or even rescuing a person from the water. Our aim is to use the resources on board to assist the people on unseaworthy boats until support arrives from the Italian Coast Guard or a larger rescue ship. In an emergency, we take the people on board the TROTAMAR III.

UPDATE 2024/06/09 – TROTAMAR III

This year’s fourth crew is preparing for deployment with skipper Matthias. Elly from the Netherlands, Enora from France and Fabienne, Luca and Martin from Germany have already started the training in the port of Licata in ordert o be well prepared to support civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea.

In addition to a briefing on board, an inventory of the medical equipment and the repair of the gangway were on the agenda. The gangway is now needed to get on board safely, because new davits, small cranes, have been installed on the aft deck lately to facilitate the use of the dinghy.

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