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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.

The reason: we did not communicate with the Libyan authorities when rescuing a boat in distress at sea. However, informing Libya about a distress case at sea is neither compatible with applicable law nor with our conscience. Libya is not a safe country for refugees!

With the help of two experienced lawyers, we managed to free the Trotamar III and suspend the €7,500 fine. But this success cost us €8,000 in court costs and lawyers’ fees.

The court case is still ongoing: we want to set a precedent and stop the detention of civilian rescue ships.

That’s where you come in! Support us with your donation and help us win the court case. You can find our crowdfunding campaign on Startnext.

Back in Licata

29 September, 2025

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

18 September, 2025

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

17 September, 2025

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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Our new crew arrived

14 September, 2025

The crew for our next deployment has arrived in Licata! Astrid, Dhara, Hiba, Maria, and Rob, together with skipper Johannes, will be supporting the Civil Fleet in the central Mediterranean…

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Trotamar III is free

10 September, 2025

Our sailing ship Trotamar III is free again! After around two weeks, the Court in Agrigento has lifted the detention order.After our sailing boat was detained in Lampedusa on August…

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15 days of detention – We’re taking legal action

5 September, 2025

On 25 August, our sailing vessel was detained by the Italian authorities. Now we know what this means precisely: 15 days of detention and a €7,500 fine.But we will not…

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Transfer to Licata

1 September, 2025

We have been granted special permission to transfer our detained boat from Lampedusa to our home port of Licata in Sicily. The Trotamar III is now back in its usual…

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Free Trotamar III!

28 August, 2025

Our boat Trotamar III has been detained by the Italian authorities on Lampedusa. The reason? We rescued 22 people last weekend without informing the so-called Libyan coast guard. This did…

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Trotamar III detained in Lampedusa

26 August, 2025

After rescuing 22 people yesterday evening, our sailing boat Trotamar III was prohibited from leaving the port of Lampedusa. The crew is accused of not informing the so-called Libyan coast…

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Attacks by so-called Libyan Coast Guard

26 August, 2025

Solidarity with the Ocean Viking! On Sunday, the rescue ship operated by SOS Méditerranée was fired upon in international waters by the so-called Libyan coast guard – for 20 minutes…

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