TROTAMAR III – TRAINING ON LINOSA

The Trotamar III is anchored off Linosa, where the crew continues to prepare the upcoming deployment. With the dinghy, crew members practise making contact with a migrant vessel, distributing life jackets and rescuing unconscious people.
On board the Trotamar III is an extensive range of rescue equipment with which the crew can come to the aid of people in unseaworthy boats. In addition to 200 life jackets for adults and children, there are also seven life rafts and two centifloats, long rescue hoses that people can hold on to in the water.

UPDATE November 1.:

Today, the Trotamar III sailed from Linosa to Lampedusa and anchored there. As soon as the weather improves, the crew will head south out onto the Central Mediterranean Sea to support people in distress at sea.

55 people rescued

11 March, 2025

Early in the morning we received an emergency call for an overcrowded rubber boat. We immediately set off in search of the boat, which was about 13 nautical miles away…

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Last training sessions with the dinghy

6 March, 2025

The Trotamar III lies at anchor on the west side of Linosa. Our crew is busy with final training sessions: They are practicing all the important maneuvers that we perform…

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Trotamar III set course for the central Mediterranean Sea

4 March, 2025

Yesterday evening, the Trotamar III left Licata and set course for the central Mediterranean Sea.Before heading for the operational area, our crew is heading for the island of Linosa for…

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Our first deployment in 2025

4 March, 2025

Our crew has arrived in Licata! Falk, João, Kit, Nora and Tobi, together with skipper Matthias, have already started the preparations for our first deployment in 2025.The crew members got…

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Let’s go into the second round of our crowdfunding!

16 February, 2025

🤑 We at CompassCollective urgently need a second skipper so that we can distribute the work among more people during our deployments. That’s why we are supporting Johannes in getting…

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Updates from the shipyard

11 February, 2025

We are in dry dock! (Update | January 27) The Trotamar III was taken out of the water and is now in the shipyard in Licata. There, the biggest construction…

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Back in Licata

18 December, 2024

An eventful deployment is coming to an end and we are back in Licata. After we were unable to go out into the Mediterranean Sea for a long time at…

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We supported 52 people in distress at sea

13 December, 2024

Yesterday evening at 8.19 pm. we found a wooden boat with 52 people on board. The engine had stopped working and the boat was unable to maneuver. In the darkness,…

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TROTAMAR III setting sail to search and rescue

10 December, 2024

Yesterday evening, the TROTAMAR III left the port of Licata in Sicily and set course for the search and rescue zone. On board is a well-prepared crew of six under…

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SAR Trainings

5 December, 2024

Today, the crew of the current deployment set sail for the first time totest sail with the Trotamar III. Off the coast ofLicata, they practiced various manoeuvres with the dinghy.We…

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