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 the beginning of the deployment due to a storm, events came full circle last week: on the way to another sea emergency, we found the only survivor of a shipwreck. The story of the 11-year-old girl caused international attention. Even a Vietnamese newspaper reported on it. But it is important to us to keep making clear that there are so many more people out there who need support. For this reason, we set off again directly from Lampedusa and provided 52 people with life jackets the next night.
Now we are back in Licata, cleaning up the boat and debriefing orgnanizationally and psychologically. This was the last deployment for this year, the boat is now going to the shipyard.
Thank you to all our supporters, together we can make a difference!
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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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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Preperations in Licata
Before we set sail, our sailing boat, the Trotamar III, has to be prepared for the deployment. Yesterday, for example, our crew in Sicily installed a fresh water pump, worked…
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