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 work of our shipyard period have begun.
The shipyard crew is currently busy with fiberglass work: Guard rail supports are being laminated, holes are being sealed, the fixed points for the on-board ladder are being reinforced and a few scratches are being patched up.
In addition, 11 sea valves will be replaced over the next two weeks and the respective sealable hull openings will be rebuilt.
We are also in the process of installing an acoustic signaling system. We need this for our new ship safety certificate. The system will also be useful for communicating with people in distress at sea.
Back in the water! (Update | February 2)
We have transferred the Trotamar III from the dry dock back to the marina in Licata – of course not without first checking that all the sea valves are really tight!
In the marina, work is now continuing on the coaming, which surrounds the deck and limits water ingress. The coaming has been sealed and is now being sanded and painted.
The shipyard crew has also started work below deck, for example on the foot pumps of the sink in the galley. In addition, a bathroom door is being fitted with new hinges.
Our shipyard time is coming to an end. (Update | February 10)
Today we proudly present the freshly painted hull of the Trotamar III! With a lot of effort and love, our shipyard crew has painted the lettering and the CompassCollective logo on the hull. In addition to our Wendland flag, the painting ensures that we will be even easier to recognize on the water in the future.
The technical work on board has also progressed: We have finished the fiberglass work, pulled new cables into the mast, connected lamps and installed a new compass. New curtains for the cabins have also been sewn. After four weeks in the shipyard, we are slowly completing all the construction projects and getting the boat ready for the first deployment in 2025. We want to be back on the water by the end of February in order to support People on the Move.
Would you like to support us with a donation? We are happy to receive any donation that helps us to continue our work in the Mediterranean Sea. In particular, we are looking for sponsoring members who can guarantee us long-term planning security for the operation of our sailboat.
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 his sailing license.🙋♂️ Johannes has already sailed two deployments on the Trotamar III. He is currently completing the practical part of his sailing license so…
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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 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…
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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, it quickly became clear that there was an immediate danger of life of the people on board if conditions got only just a bit worse.…
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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 skipper Matthias and co-skipper Ina. After storms and extreme rainfall, the waves and wind south of Sicily are now manageable and we are now ready…
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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 use the dinghy to make contact with people in distress at sea,provide them with life jackets or bring people on board of our ship in…
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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 on the solar panels and installed a new AIS device (a device for receiving and sending ship data). But it’s not just the technical equipment…
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Our new crew is ready to start!
Toki, Alex, Olli, Friedrich, our skipper Matthias and our co-skipper Ina are going on our ninth and last deployment this year. Over the next few weeks, the six of them will be supporting civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea on the Trotamar III However, accompanying people on their way to Europe is not something…
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Crew wanted
We are looking for you to join our volunteer crews in 2025!Are you a sailor, technically adept or media-savvy and communicative? Do you have experience as a dinghy driver, medic, from search & rescue deployments or in the field of awareness? Then we are looking for you for one of our deployments next year!As one…
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TROTAMAR III – DISEMBARKATION ON LAMPEDUSA
The crew of the Trotamar III has disembarked all rescued people safely on Lampedusa.Our sailing ship was underway to Lampedusa for almost a day – with 62 people on board, rescued from an unseaworthy rubber boat on Tuesday evening. During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Sea Eye 5 from @seaeye_org was able to…
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TROTAMAR III – 60 PEOPLE ON BOARD
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…
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