We are back in the port of Licata. The crew has been through an exciting and exhausting time: Last weekend we found and assisted two boats in distress at sea who were picked up shortly afterwards by the Aita Mari @maydayteraneo.
Last Sunday, with air support from @hpswiss / seawatch, our crew found another boat in distress: 27 people in a fiberglass boat whose engine had failed. In the increasing waves, our crew took all the people on board the Trotamar III and set course for Lampedusa. With winds of up to 30 knots and waves up to 3 meters high, crew and People on the Move endured a very strenuous crossing until everyone was finally able to set foot safely on European soil.
After the crew waited out the bad weather, recovered a little and and tidied up the boat, the Trotamar III set sail again and was able to assist 60 more people in distress until they were rescued by the Italian coastguard.
The Trotamar III is now being prepared in the port of Licata for the next deployment. The crew ends their deployment with a psychological and organizational debriefing. In just a week, our new crew will already arrive to prepare for our next deployment on the Mediterranean Sea.
53 people stranded near oilplatform
At 6 am this morning, the crew of the Trotamar III received an unusual call via radio: the managers of the Miskar oil platform informed us that 53 people on…
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16 people rescued
On Saturday evening, we came across a boat in distress in the dark and took 16 people on board, including many minors. On board the Trotamar III, everyone was provided…
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70 people rescued
Yesterday, our crew encountered a distress case: around 70 people on a small, overcrowded fibreglass boat. With the dinghy, the crew immediately distributed life vests to everyone.Over the next few…
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Leaving Licata
After almost a week of intensive training and preparations, our crew left the port of Licata this morning. The Trotamar III is now heading for Lampedusa – the last spot…
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Trainings, Trainings, Trainings
Before we set sail, there is a lot to practice — especially with the dinghy.How do we approach a boat in distress? How do we rescue a person from the…
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New Crew
Welcome our new crew! Helena, Janik, Jason, Matz, and Theresa are joining skipper Matthias on our eighth deployment in 2025.Preparations begin immediately after arrival: What personal protective equipment is available…
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Support us with your donation to win the court case
Repression against civilian sea rescue organizations in Italy is increasing – our ship, the Trotamar III, was also detained and fined by the Italian authorities at the end of August.…
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Back in Licata
The last week was long and a bit nerve-wracking for our crew. Several times we were searching for distress cases whose GPS coordinates we were able to pick up via…
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37 people rescued
Everything happened very quickly: Late yesterday afternoon, the Trotamar III left Lampedusa and set course for the SAR zones in the central Mediterranean Sea.At around 3 am this morning, our…
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Training in Lampedusa
The Trotamar III has arrived in Lampedusa! The weather during the crossing from Sicily to Lampedusa was relatively calm, allowing the crew to complete an offshore dinghy training.Off the coast…
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