Yesterday the crew of the Trotamar III received a distress call for a boat in the Tunisian Search & Rescue zone and set off in search of the overcrowded rubber boat. At 7pm, the crew found the boat with over 90 people on board. At this point, it was already dark. Water had gotten into the boat and the tubes had already lost air, so the boat had a very poor stability.
Due to the very dangerous situation for the people in the rubber boat, the crew decided to bring as many of them as possible on board the Trotamar III. Around 60 people have been rescued from the boat. However, more than 20 people were still in the unseaworthy boat.
The crew made several distress calls and asked the authorities to send a larger rescue ship as quickly as possible.
During the night, the Sea Eye 5 came to the aid of the Trotamar III on the instructions of the authorities. The ship arrived at the scene at around 4 a.m. and was able to rescue the remaining 31 people from the rubber boat. The Trotamar III and the Sea Eye 5 are now on their way to Lampedusa together.
55 people rescued
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
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
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
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!
🤑 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
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
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
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
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
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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